Vintage The Shamrock Hilton Houston Texas Key With Metal Fob Room # 552

Description

The
Shamrock
was a
hotel
constructed between 1946 and 1949 by
wildcatter
Glenn McCarthy
southwest of
downtown Houston
,
Texas
next to the
Texas Medical Center
. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s.
[1]
The grand opening of the Shamrock is still cited as one of the biggest social events ever held in Houston.
[2]
Sold to
Hilton Hotels
in 1955 and operated for over three decades as the
Shamrock Hilton
, the facility endured financial struggles throughout its history. In 1985, Hilton Hotels donated the building to the Texas Medical Center and the structure was demolished on June 1, 1987.