Hotel Claridge is a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

building in

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, U.S.. It was built in 1924 for Charles Levy and Morris Corn, two businessmen from

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. Its construction cost $1.5 million, and it was designed by the Memphis architectural firm of Jones & Furbringer and the St. Louis firm of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett. Hotel Claridge is at 109 North Main Street in Memphis. In the 1930s and 40s, it housed the studios of radio station 560 AM WHBQ.Information
from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 56 retrieved 3/25/19 It has been listed on the

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since April 29, 1982.

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