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t 1A�� HE Hotel Pancoast, located on the ocean shore at Miami Beach in a setting of majestic
natural beauty that quickens the imagination and sets one dreaming, is the practical
1/4"�`� A' result of successful pioneerism in Southeastern Florida. J. Arthur Pancoast, president
' � : .41 of the Pancoast Hotel Company, is the son of Thomas J. Pancoast, who pioneered and
1h` ' helpedthe creation and development of beautiful Miami Beach. The younger Pan-
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coast has likewise pioneered in taking the leadership in the building of magnificent ocean front
hotels for the discriminating resort-goers and the beautiful hostel-y. built in an environment cal-
culated to give the greatest possible enjoyment to its clientele, will remain a monument to his
genius and foresighted faith in the ocean front charms and their appeal to the traveling public.
The Hotel Pancoast, as designed by Martin L. Hampton, architect, and E. A. Ehmann,
associate architect, is as complete in design as any hotel in America. Like some Spanish castle.
• with its courts, arches, mazes of color, window balconies, tower and promenade verandahs, the I.
Pancoast, modernized to the nth degree, stands out the very incarnation of antiquity. Peculiar
coincidence—some might say—but coincidence nor accident had nothing to do with this picture.
Mr. Hampton spent months in various parts of Spain, diligently studying the kind of architecture '
tappropriate for the Pancoast, which is a true creation of those ideas obtained among ancient .
Spanish abodes and castles. No details of Spanish design have been overlooked. vet no modern •
conveniences have been sacrificed to carry out the exact style.
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• A Spanish tone prevails throughout, but it is a subtle adaptation to modern American corn-
? fort. There is that "ah—how striking" element prevalent in the general effect which not only
pleases the eye, but reflects a general coziness and ease. Two distinctive types of bedroom furni• tl
cure are used. One is antique hand-finished walnut—the other is two-tone enamel. All of the
bedrooms are carpeted, except those on the fifth floor, which are hardwood and covered with hand- , at
woven rugs. With the walnut has been selected rose-taupe finishings while those in the rooms of : to
enamel are small figures in blue and gray.
There are 117 bedrooms upon the five floors for guests. besides comfortable and practical sleeping quarters to
for the hotel servants and those chauffeurs, maids and nurses who may accompany guests. Facilities for comfort
in the individual rooms are many. Many of them are ensuite with airy porches overlooking the ocean. the cocoa. nth
nut gardens or Indian Creek. All are connected with baths. etc
The building is located on the ocean's edge and from its porches one may feel the tang of the ocean spray. be
it this combination of scenic delight and architectural fascination is also that element which appeals more
strongly to the guests—that of cuisine developed to its highest art. The dining room of the Pancoast, in its first
season of 1924, was the scene of the most brilliant dinners given in Miami and Miami Beach. The magnet of.
charm of excellent meals proved almost instantaneous as an attraction to the winter guests of this section (Ir HI
Florida.
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