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It was the world's first international hotel chain, at the same time establishing a certain worldwide standard for hotel accommodations. In 1954, Hilton Hotels bought The Hotels Statler Company, Inc. for $111 million, then the world's largest real estate transaction.
Apr 2, 2014 · After fighting in WWI, Hilton bought the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, TX and grew it into a hotel empire. He formed the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946 and expanded his operations outside of the...
Conrad Hilton enters the hotel business in Cisco, Texas. On his way to buy a bank, Hilton purchases The Mobley, a local hotel, instead.
He bought his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919. Was the pioneer behind many hotel amenities, including having a TV in each room and air conditioning in public areas. Established the Hilton Hotel Corporation in 1949, which now has over 6000 properties worldwide.
Apr 17, 2019 · Conrad Hilton was the first hotelier featured on the cover of Time Magazine, following his purchase of the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He later became the first hotelier to make Time’s cover twice when he appeared in the July 19, 1963 issue.
After his father’s death in 1918, Hilton sought to continue expansion of the family business. In Cisco, Texas, where he had gone to negotiate purchase of a bank, he bought the Mobley Hotel. Finding the hotel business lucrative, he bought others in Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco, and elsewhere in Texas.
Apr 24, 2019 · In 1919, Conrad N. Hilton, then a 31-year-old World War I Veteran, entered the hotel business somewhat accidentally. He had traveled to Cisco, Texas during the oil boom to buy a bank, but instead purchased the 42-room Mobley Hotel when the original deal fell through.