The Crystal Hotel (formerly Hotel Alma) is a hotel located in

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. Originally named the Hotel Alma, the building is listed on the

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. The property is operated by McMenamins.

History

Built in 1911 as the Hotel Alma, the building housed a hotel above and auto-focused business on busy Burnside. After World War II hosting the Club Mecca and later the Desert Room, which became a hallmark of vice within a US Senate hearing. By 1978, the building housed a gay bathhouse (

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), and a gay bar, later known as Silverado. After an extensive renovation and restoration, McMenamins opened the hotel on May 3, 2011.

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Official site
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