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Opulent Downtown Cactus Hotel Was Fourth in Hilton’s Worldwide Chain
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Looking for the best view in San Angelo?
The wonderfully ornate Cactus Hotel – a downtown landmark – recently opened its “Top of the Cactus” floor for special events. The view from the city’s tallest building is said to be stunning‚ but it would be hard to top the view downstairs at what is said to be the largest‚ most opulent and most expensive hotel ever built by Conrad Hilton.
Built in 1929 as the fourth in Hilton’s worldwide chain‚ the Cactus no longer accepts overnight guests‚ but instead serves as an impressive cultural center for the city. Its extensive scrollwork‚ elegant chandeliers and ornate frieze reliefs provide an appropriate setting for offices of the San Angelo Symphony and Cultural Affairs Council.
