Conceived by the creators of the Luna Park amusement area at Coney Island, and constructed in 1905, the Hippodrome Theatre for a time was the largest and most successful theater in New York.
Modern attitudes about travel have changed since the era of grand hotels and splendid room accommodations that may have included champaign and chocolates. People are in a hurry to do everything – even sleep! They check-in after dark and are gone before dawn. Hotels like these in Richmond, Virginia, are being dubbed dinosaur farms.