Shamrock Hotel
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The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the Uni
Construction site in 1947 captured by Robert Yarnall
Photographs Taken at One-Week Intervals During Demolition of the Shamrock Hotel, August - September, 1987.
The Pine Grill Menu cover (circa April 1949)
The Pine Grill Menu (inside, circa April 1949)
Giant (1956 film)
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Giant is a 1956 American epic drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson
Shamrock Hotel
…Society. That same year author Edna Ferber described the Shamrock as the "Conquistador" in her novel Giant (and it was later briefly featured in the 1956 film adaptation directed by George Stevens). Despite financial troubles the resort-like Shamrock with its restaurants, bars and swank shops had become a popular gathering…
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Dean on the set of Giant in June 1955
Cast members and crew at work on the Reata mansion set. The Second-empire Victorian mansion facade designed by Boris Leven became an iconic image for the film.
George Stevens with the Academy Award he received for directing Giant