The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-01
Alexander Young
Hotel.
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tic Alexander Young Hot cam
Ested last August at a cost 6fteen
Kindred thousand dollars, is e. 6on,;-
|I5,ant feature of Hawaiian enter 90 and
Architecture.
II is built of steel, stone and xick. and
as designed by American 4ct,itects.
|adlt of American materials, 81 Aneri-
r. contractors and workmen. Fits total
frontage, standing on three stre*es. has a
length Of 672 feet and is of beautiful de-
ion built of sandstone FROM Co1usa.
81 al with granite bases from Ehe same
SstaYe. The structure is absolikely fire.
proof. :.
The idea that has crystallizeq into this
,,.oni6cent hotel was conceivf by Al
Nxander Young, millionaire of Hawaii,
,rhose money not only built it. tut whose
sersonal interest and supervision saw
tbaf every department worked p1arnloni-
.t,slv towards the absolute perfection OF
s.be hotel detail, kept in vigorous running
order by its manager, II. Wingate Lake,
man widely known to the travelling
oubIic and in army and naval ciffles, and
those popular personality as Psf, en-
t..ta;,,er and orovider bespeaks#he sue
of This paiatial hotel of tie Pacific
Crossroads.
The incoming tourist sees 9th ms
6rst glimpse of Honolulu tie white
structure towering above all CHER city
.uildings and waving gay Welcome,
from fluttering flags. At night ne ruby,
sapphire and diamond electric OF the
oalnl-decked roof garden sparEte like
thousand eyes in the brow OF ~ lengthy
facades. and bid twinkling alicia to the
passenger. who soon wends hissway to-
wards the city's center and take his ease
at the Alexander Young Hotel
What Shepherds is to Egyfs and the
Mediterranean, Young's is to tie PACING.
It's greatest charm, perhaps, LIS not SO
much in the perfect appointments, the
Injurious connections, but in ne enter
tainrnent and personal iEterestmanlfest-
ed bv the management ef MIR. Lake and
~ .b;ef aide F w. Smith. The roof
garden. with its charming accessories, IS
always a center for society's bcal hap
penings, while steamers and transports
always find some special featur planned
for their delight The visit OF te Pacific
feet in this past month prove the no.
tePs capacity to entertain, an not an
officer of the squadron but recdects and
strongly recommends the hospitality and
resources of the Alexander Ylung Ho-
tel
The Alexander Young Hote is so To-
Gated that from every windQ. in the
building there is pleasant ana interest-
ing prospect, while rooms on tie fourth,
fifth and sixth floors commad land
scape and marine views unexcded. S
On the roof garden on the fifth floor,
of paved area of 3out one
third of an acre, there are palas, ferns,
trees of moderate growth and other IN s
teresting and attractive plants nd flow
ers, many of them indigenous. Chairs,
Fables and settees are interspersd among +
the plants and shrubs. Awning are pro- i
vided so that when parties desre shade
it can be had by drawing thess awnings /
overhead Push buttons are everywhere 7
to be found for the purpose & calling
attendants, who will be constantly on r
hand to furnish refreshments. AT each z
end of this roof garden there i dance 0
pavilion, about sixty-dve feet " forty il