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The Palms (other)
The Palms may refer to: Australia * The Palms, Queensland, a locality in the Gympie Region ** The Palms National Park, a small national park located between Cooyar and Yarraman in Queensland, Australia * The Palms at Crown, a concert venue at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia Canada * Ritz-Carlton Vancouver (formerly referred to as Palm Court and Vancouver's Turn), a planned skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia New Zealand * The Palms Shopping Centre, a shopping mall located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Shirley United Arab Emirates * The Palm Islands, an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates United States *Palms, Los Angeles (originally "The Palms"), a community founded in 1886 in West Los Angeles, California *Palms Casino Resort, a casino hotel and residential tower located in Paradise, Nevada *Palms Apartments The Palms is an apartment building located at 1001 East Jefferson Avenue in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palms, Queensland
The Palms is a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Palms had a population of 1,010 people. Geography The predominant land use is rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block in New Zealand, or acreage living or rural residential in Australia) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held merely to ... with some areas used for farming, mostly grazing. The '' Mary River'' forms the northern and north-eastern boundaries. History The locality was named on 9 October 1982 and bounded on 1 December 2000. References Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palms National Park
The Palms is a small national park located between Cooyar and Yarraman in Queensland, Australia. The main feature of the park is spring-fed gully filled with piccabeen palms. Strangler figs, bunya pines and hoop pines also predominate. The 12.4 ha park was proclaimed in 1950. The birdlife in the park is prolific. No camping is allowed in the park but picnics and bushwalks are catered for. See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected. List of terrestrial protected are ... References National parks of Queensland Protected areas established in 1950 1950 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Casino And Entertainment Complex
Crown Melbourne (also referred to as Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex) is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the now-international Crown brand. Initially having opened in 1994 on the north bank of the Yarra, Crown Melbourne relocated and re–opened on the south bank of the Yarra, in 1997. It remains one of the central features of the Southbank precinct of the Melbourne central business district. The entire complex has a space of 510,000 m2—the equivalent to two city blocks—making it the largest casino complex in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world. The complex also hosts three hotels, Crown Towers, Crown Promenade, and Crown Metropol. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week except on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day when it is closed from 4 a.m. to midday. It was founded, owned and run by Lloyd Williams u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritz-Carlton Vancouver
The Paradox Hotel Vancouver, formerly known as the Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver, is a residential skyscraper and hotel in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 60-storey, tower in which the hotel is located is at 1151 West Georgia Street and was completed in 2016. The tower is the second tallest building in Vancouver, after the Shangri-La tower located across West Georgia Street. The triangular tower, designed by architect Arthur Erickson, twists gradually, with increasing elevation, up to 45 degrees from bottom to top. Like Absolute World in Mississauga, Ontario and Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden, the building's design resembles a hyperbolic paraboloid. In 2020, thTrump International Hotel and Tower Vancouverclosed permanently. Over 250 employees had already been temporarily laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotel employees had reported that they learned of the hotel closure from the media or they were informed without warning that they h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palms Shopping Centre
The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the suburb of Shirley, Christchurch. Situated from the city's Central business district, CBD. Description The mall consists of 95 retailers, including Countdown, Farmers and the first Reading Company, Reading Cinemas Multiplex (movie theater), multiplex in Christchurch. In 2003, a $50 million New Zealand dollar, NZD upgrade was completed, nearly doubling the size to 35,343 m2 (380,429 ft²) . The entry plaza of the mall won an NZILA Silver award for landscape design in 2004. Australian based AMP Capital had owned The Palms since 2007, when it bought the mall from Christchurch businessmen and Hallenstein Glassons directors Tim Glasson and Warren Bell. The mall was originally developed in the 1990s by Christchurch brothers Max and Glen Percasky, who own the Homebase shopping centre north of The Palms. DiMauro Group, an Australian investor purchased The Palms for $88.8 million in 2022. References {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Islands
The Palm Islands are three artificial islands, Palm Jumeirah, Deira Island and Palm Jebel Ali, on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Palm Islands were conceived around the same time as The World, another artificial island project in Dubai. Nakheel is the real estate developer of these artificial islands. Creation of the islands started in 2001 ending in 2006 to 2007, which has had a significant impact on ocean sediments and wildlife in the area. Islands Palm Jumeirah () is the site of numerous private residences and hotels. From the air, the archipelago resembles a stylized palm tree within a circle. Construction began in 2001 and was largely financed from Dubai's income from petroleum. By 2009, 28 hotels were opened on the site. Palm Jebel Ali () is a similar archipelago with a larger palm tree, a larger crescent around it and space between the crescent and the tree to dredge island boardwalks that circle the "fronds" of the "palm" and spell out an Arabic poem by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palms, Los Angeles
Palms (originally "The Palms") is a community in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, founded in 1886 and the oldest neighborhood annexed to the city, in 1915. The 1886 tract was marketed as an agricultural and vacation community. Today it is a primarily residential area, with many apartment buildings, ribbons of commercial zoning and a single-family residential area in its northwest corner. As of the 2000 census the population of Palms was 42,545. History Before 1887 Rancho La Ballona In Spanish and Mexican days, the area that later became Palms was a part of the Rancho La Ballona, where in 1819 Agustín and Ygnacio Machado, along with Felipe Talamantes and his son, Tomás, acquired grazing rights to of land. It was thenceforth used as grazing land for cattle and sheep. According to ''Culver City History,'' a 2001 work by Julie Lugo Cerra, published for the Culver City Unified School District: The family lore relates that Agustín was chosen, by virtue of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palms Casino Resort
Palms Casino Resort is a hotel and casino located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. It includes 703 rooms and a casino. It was originally owned by the Maloof family, and was primarily overseen by George Maloof. He purchased the site in 1997, and construction began three years later. The Palms opened on November 15, 2001, with Station Casinos and The Greenspun Corporation as minority owners. It included a casino, restaurants, nightclubs, and a 42-story hotel. The resort catered to local residents and tourists, and also became popular among celebrities and young adults. It has made several television appearances, and was the main setting for the 2002 reality television show '' The Real World: Las Vegas'', which contributed to its fame. A second hotel structure, the 40-story Fantasy Tower, was opened in 2005. A recording studio was also added, making the Palms the first casino resort to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palms Apartments
The Palms is an apartment building located at 1001 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was one of the first buildings in the United States to use reinforced concrete as one of its major construction materials. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Significance The six-story apartment building was initially built as a high-class residence between 1901 and 1903 at a cost of about $80,000.Palms Apartments from the city of Detroit However, the historical importance of this building lies in its construction. The building was designed by the architectural firm of George D. Mason and |
