Hotel intercontinental ponce pr: El Ponce – Ponce, Puerto Rico
El Ponce Inter-Continental Hotel, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Mr. Neal Prince, International Hotel Interior Designer
Mr. Neal Prince,
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John B. Gates, Chairman of the Board
Robert Huyot, Chairman of the Board
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John P. Sutherland, President Latin American Division
Mario Di Genova, President Europe/Africa Divsions
R. Kane Rufe, Sr. Vice President Far East/Pacific Division
John C. Carrodus Sr. Vice President of Services
Neal A. Prince Vice President Graphics and Interior Designs
Departmental Staff and Contractual Designers:
Kenneth Smith, ASID
Charles R Alvey, Graphic Designer
Richard Simpson, Graphic Designer
Bill Embery
Dale & Pat Keller, ASID
Joe Grusczak, ASID
Trisha Wilson, ASID
James Ray Baker, ASID
Irene D’Alessio, Interior Designer
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Who is Mr. Neal Prince? Mr. Prince was a trained Architect from Rice University, an Art Historian, Art Collector and a person with a vast passion for Motion Pictures and Theatre History, especially Set Designs for theatre. As these elements came together to build a foundation to Mr. Prince’s skills, which later became recognized for his abilities for designing Hotel and Restaurant Interiors. Mr. Prince incorporated his own passions of above, into an International recognized branding philosophy that remains strong today as it was when he developed that philosophy of designing Hotel’s and Restaurants, which this standard is visible today for all Hotels worldwide. But what makes Mr. Prince different? He was a pioneer within this Industry, along with Dale and Pat Keller, of Hong Kong, in designing Hotels in countries that never had an International Hotel presents. Mr. Prince, along with William (Bill) Embury, Kenneth Smith (Texas), Charles Alvey (Texas), Richard Simpson (New York) and many others were the first, among the very few, to sent the standards for International Hotel Interiors, which others have followed since. And what is incredible is that he did not have the grand budgets that most designers have today, but the outcome of his Interior Designs to reflect high-end designs, which developed into luxury Hotels or Restaurants, with very little budget’s provided. Thus, Mr. Prince began to used locate talents and material’s to avoid high overheads and in return, the local populations of Artists, Gallery Owners, Merchants and other vendors never look at InterContinental Hotels as an foreign invader, but a Partner in creating new sources of commence within the local economy. What is even more unique of Mr. Prince being different, was that Mr. Prince has always credited his success, not in the terms of “I”, but “WE“. Mr. Prince, being from Corsicana, Texas, has always remained modest and respectful and always have contributed his success due to the fact that designing hotels is a “TEAM” effort, from his Departmental Staff to his Professional Associate Designers that he had brought on to do a certain projects for the vast inventory of InterContinental Hotel holdings. This website is to bring together the vast collections, resources, stories and images together to document a period of time, before computers, mobile phones, fax’s or video conferencing. This website is to recapture the time when International Hotel Design Industry remained in its infancy of growth and development into what we have today as an multi billion dollar companies. Each Hotel on this website will encompass of how Mr. Prince and his Staff and Professional Associates overcame the troubles of designing Hotels, from a historic point of view, to what was necessary to open the Hotels, maintain the Hotels, and what lessons were learn from those events to be applied for the next project.
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Hotel:
El Ponce InterContinental Hotel
Location:
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Architect:
Mr. William B. Tabler, Sr. (b. 1914-2004), American
Mr. William B. Tabler, was an Architect at the head of the movement to design hotels for efficiency, rather than charm, who designed more than 400 hotels in his career, most notably the mammoth hotels for the Inter-Continental Hotel Corporation properties, including, but not limited to:
El Salvador Inter-Continental Hotel, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1958-1975
El Ponce InterContinental Hotel, Ponce, Puerto Rico 1960-1975
Rose Hall InterContinental Hotel/Country Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1974-1982
The InterContinental New York (known as the Barclay Hotel) Hotel (Restoration), New York, New York, USA, 1978-
Mr. Tabler, Sr. was further known for his work with various other corporations, including the New York Hilton at Rockefeller Center in New York, the Washington Hilton and the Hilton in San Francisco. He died on February 3rd, 2004 in Upper Brookfield, New York at the age of 89. Mr. Prince worked directly with Mr. Tabler, Sr., and his son, Mr. William B. Tabler, Jr., who remains with the firm and continues the legacy of talents of the highest level of experience that is difficult to find in todays market for Hotel Designers. Mr. Prince, noted many times over that with experience, brings solutions to every problem, and that is why the William B. Tabler Architecture Firm did to allow the Inter-Continental Hotel Corporation to grow with great speed to what it has become today, the leader in International Hotel Industry.
Mr. William B. Tabler, Jr.
Since
Mr. William B. Tabler Jr. joining the firm, he has worked closely with the founder, his father, the late William B. Tabler Sr., FAIA on many award-winning projects located throughout the world, including The Hilton Hotel in New York City; The Meridian Hotel in Cairo, Egypt; The Heliopolis Meridian in Cairo, Egypt. He has also served as Project Designer and Project Architect for many projects constructed throughout the United States and overseas. In recent years,
Mr. Tabler, Jr. developed an interest in combining a thorough knowledge of preservation with the advantage of modern design techniques in the renovation of many landmark hotels in New York City.
Mr. William B. Tabler Jr. earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1965; a Masters in Architecture from Texas A&M in 1969 and a Masters in Urban Planning from Texas A&M in 1970.
Mr. Tabler, Jr. is a Registered Architect in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and NCARB.
Mr. Tabler, Jr. is the chairman of the planning board at the village of Matinecock, New York.
Source: Mr. William B. Tabler, Jr., William B. Tabler Architects Firm, New York, New York, United States Source: Neal Prince InterContinental Hotel Corporation Archives, New York School of Interior Design, New York, New York, United States
Lead Interior Designer:
Neal A. Prince, R.A., A.S.I.D, Lead Designer
V.P. of Graphic and Interior Design Department, InterContinental Hotel Group 1960-1985
Rooms:
170 fully air-conditioned rooms with balconies, located on a hilltop, overlooking the Puerto Rico’s south coastline. During this time in history, air-conditioned rooms were a new amenity of luxury to Hotels, as air conditioned rooms were not standard as they have become in today’s Hotels.
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Restaurants/Lounges:
Parque’ de Bambas Bar and Cocktail Lounge:
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Meeting Facilities:
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Comments:
In 1966, Neal Prince hired the G. B. Designs, Inc., located out of New York City, whereby the G.B. Designs, Inc. was a partnership between Joseph Grusczak, A.I.D., President and James Ray Baker, A.I.D. to provided complete renderings for the designs and detailing of all fixed decor, provide the selection of all furniture, fixtures and soft goods, provide documentation for bids and purchasing for the Parque’ de Bambas Bar and Cocktail Lounge, with the final approval by Mr. Neal Prince, for the Hotel. The renderings and designs were inspired by the local Ponce Fire House, located in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The G.B. Designs, Inc. Agreement was disbanded in 1972 and Joseph Grusczak and James Ray Baker continued to be hired by Neal Prince, on the behalf of the InterContinental Hotels during Mr. Prince’s tenure.
Images held by the Collection:
Within Mr. Prince’s Department, he was very fortunate to ben able to bring together two of the leading Graphic Designers of that period of time, being Mr. Charles R. Alvey and Mr. Richard Simpson. Both being graduates from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. Between Mr. Alvey and Mr. Simpson, they had created for each Hotel all of the graphics, uniforms, menus and all other aspects that were related to Graphics. Mr. Charles R. Alvey is credited in creating the Inter-Continential Hotel Logo and both Mr. Charles R. Alvey and Mr. Richard Simpon is accredited to the concept and the creative skills to have produced for each Hotel, their personal crest, or in some cases, the Monogram of each Hotel, such as the crest illustrated above.
Attached is an 1971 MEMO from Mr. Prince on the Process of Designing a Guest Room for an Hotel
STATEMENT
OF
InterContinental HOTEL
INTERIOR
AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
POLICY
BY
NEAL PRINCE, ca. 1961
The approach to hotel design differs greatly from interior design for an individual. The latter is dictated by the aesthetic environmental pleasures of one particular person or family, whereas hotel design is a coordinated effort between the functional requirements if IHC Hotel Management and Operations, the architectural concept and space allocation, the desires of the local hotel company, the limitations of restrictive budgets, and the harmony and market of the country in which a hotel is located – all combined to produce a profit marking plant reflecting the current international tastes of a widely diversified market.
Although standardization would appear to be desirable in a rapidly growing industry, experience indicates the most successful efforts are based on individuality related to the country of origin rather than standardization of design, but with an overlying emphasis of international standardization of quality and service.
Each hotel in each location produces its own surveyed, conceptual, and operational requirements of IHC, its own local interior designers, and its own problems of local availability and manufacturing; however, the following outline of goals is generally applicable:
A. To produce good design based primarily on the functional needs and requirements of IHC Operations in order that Management can merchandise fully the facilities provided and develop a high quality of service; this design to be approached simultaneously along the following avenues:
1. Concept (objectivity) – initiated by IHC Operations and local Hotel Company (where applicable).
2. Function (utility) – based on past experience and current consumption of practical innovation.
3. Construction (fabrication) – utilization of local market facilities and methods wherever possible.
4. Budget (feasibility) – dictated by market surveys indicating the initial expenditure warranted by projected profits.
5. Beauty (design) – a conglomerate result of the thinking and ideas of all parties involved coordinated into a smooth, compatible result.
B. To insure that the original design concept and subsequent development of each project is based not on the likes and dislikes of any one faction but expresses the taste and insures the comfort of the international guest; and also utilizes, wherever possible, the trades, manufactures and craftsmen as well as the arts and crafts, ornamentation, styles, and traditions indigenous to the country in which a project is located.
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Hace unos meses, unos amigos que me visitaban de Estados Unidos y yo dimos un paseo por la ciudad de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Como es costumbre para cualquiera que visita la ciudad, nos dimos la vuelta por el área de El Vigía, la loma donde se encuentra el famoso Castillo Serrallés y la Cruceta del Vigía, y desde donde se puede apreciar la ciudad entera y el mar Caribe en todo su esplendor.
Estando en el patio de la Cruceta vi algo que no había visto antes, ni siquiera en las múltiples giras escolares al área en las cuales yo había participado en el pasado. En el tope de la loma hay un edificio bastante grande, completamente abandonado, que da la impresión de haber sido un lugar muy lujoso:
Una búsqueda en Internet revela que este no es otro que el antiguo Hotel Ponce Intercontinental, que abrío sus puertas en el año 1960 y fue muy famoso en su época.
Una página Web en Geocities dedicada a este edificio cuenta la historia:
Por muchos años “El Ponce” albergó a miles de huéspedes entre ellos póliticos, artistas de renombre, hombres de negocios, figuras importantes de la sociedad puertorriqueña, turistas de todas partes del mundo y puertorriqueños que venían a pasar un buen rato en el ambiente insuperable de “El Ponce”.
Desgraciadamente, en 1975, el Hotel cerró sus puertas al público por razones que al día de hoy son un misterio. La supuesta razón principal fué que había conflictos laborales y por supuestas razones económicas.
…Después del cierre de la hospedería, el Hotel se mantuvo cerrado por muchos años. Luego entre los años 1979-1983 hubo algunos movimientos para reabrir el Hotel pero resultaron infructuosos hasta que en Octubre 7 de 1985 ocurre el desastre de Mameyes y el entonces Gobernador de Puerto Rico, Rafael Hernández Colón compra el Hotel a Ponce Hotel Corporation y este se usa para albergar a los damnificados por el deslizamiento de tierra en el barrio Mameyes.
Después de que el Hotel se usó para esta causa fué abandonado a su suerte.
El sitio web habla de los diferentes intentos de reabrir el hotel y cómo hasta hoy existe una disputa judicial entre varias partes interesadas en adquirir los terrenos, probablemente para demolerlo y construir apartamentos en su lugar.
La página de Geocities también muestra una galería de fotos del hotel en su época, y personalidades que lo visitaron.
Salón Ponciana en el Ponce Intercontinental
Promoción para Espectáculo de Iris Chacón en el Ponce Intercontinental
Buscando en la web también encontré alguna información adicional, fotos y vídeos:
Una serie de postales del hotel (1,2,3) (como la que muestro al principio de este artículo), que muestran el Hotel en su época de gloria.
Una noticia más reciente (2006) acerca de la venta del edificio.
Un artículo en el blog “Lugares Perdidos”.
El vídeo “Cuando una Mujer” de la cantante Melina León, filmado en el año 2000 en el ya abandonado hotel.
Otra vista del hotel, como se ve hoy.
Cuatro fotos desde el área de la piscina (1,2,3,4) que muestran de cerca el grado de deterioro en que se encuentra hoy.
Así se ve el Hotel Ponce Intercontinental hoy. Foto por arquitectura-anonima. Véala en Flickr.
¿Por qué dedico un artículo completo a este viejo edificio? Comprendo que esta información quizás no es nueva para ponceños ni puertorriqueños que ya eran adultos en los sesenta y setenta, pero me parece interesante comoquiera. El lugar es rico en historia, por supuesto, pero también desde hace años he tenido un interés general por sitios abandonados. Realmente encuentro fascinante la idea de lugares que se han “congelado en el tiempo” y las historias que éstos nos cuentan. La Web demuestra que no soy el único, pues hay toda una serie de fotógrafos y entusiastas que se dedican a la búsqueda de estos sitios, incluyendo pueblos fantasmas, centros comerciales, parques de diversiones, y otros lugares desolados. Siga estos enlaces y le aseguró que quedará fascinado.
MORROCAN STYLE ROOM @ DOWNTOWN PONCE PR
Casa Luna Ponce
This hotel is a 5-minute drive from Plaza of Delights and 300 meters from Ceiba Park.
Both the Ponce History Museum and Bombay Park are within walking distance of the hotel. The city center is 1 km from the hotel. Guests can also visit the Tibes Indian Ceremonial Center.
This hotel offers rooms with a dining area, work desk and climate control. Microwave, refrigerator and oven are included as standard.
Violes in room
Dinner table
Free toiletries
TV with a flat screen
It is important to know
Registration of arrival: from 15:00 to 22:00 9000 9000 Exit registration: C 10:00 to 11:00
Extra bed information
Baby cots are not available in the rooms.
Extra beds are not available in the rooms.
FAQ
Casa Luna Ponce is next door to Bombay Park.
On average, Casa Luna Ponce offers rooms for $75. For more information, please contact the hotel representatives.
From Casa Luna Ponce you can walk to the city center in about 5 minutes.
10 km separates Mercedita Airport from Casa Luna Ponce.
Ponce’s Casa Luna is close to Bombay Park.
Yes, Mocha Coffee Bar & Bistro and Taqueria Monterrey are within 250 meters of Casa Luna Ponce.
You must leave Casa Luna Ponce by 11:00 am.
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Foto por arquitectura-anonima. Véala en Flickr.
Microwave, refrigerator and oven are included as standard.
Each has a double bed and a sofa bed, a private pool and a magnificent garden.