Plant’s Palace

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It might hard to imagine now, sitting on the Plant Hall verandah at the University of Tampa, but in 1891, it was the Tampa Bay Hotel. On that patio, guests would sip iced tea to cool off, because there was no air conditioning and no downtown skyline. The hotel was a seasonal destination for guests … Read more

How Paul Leone, Flagler’s heirs and a team of 2,200 keep The Breakers on top

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Stock market display board showing colorful numbers, arrows and financial indicators.

As a high school student in Paris, Kentucky, Paul Leone helped out at his family’s 17-room Starlight Motor Court, sharing a room with his two brothers. These days, he’s still in the hotel business—as CEO of The Breakers in Palm Beach, one of the nation’s grandest hotels since it opened in 1926. The Breakers and … Read more