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  1. 1972 [ 1 ] The Omni William Penn Hotel is a 23 floor (3 underground) hotel located at 530 William Penn Place on Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A variety of luminaries have stayed at the hotel, including John F. Kennedy. The hotel staff innovated Lawrence Welk 's now famous bubble machine, and it was the site of Bob Hope 's ...

  2. Omni William Penn, a member of Historic Hotels of America since 2010, dates back to 1916. VIEW TIMELINE. Omni William Penn was constructed during World War I, when the Central Powers battled the Entente for global dominance. But despite the worldwide turmoil, local Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick decided to proceed with his plans to ...

  3. Omni Hotels & Resorts is an American privately held, international hotel company based in Dallas, Texas. [2] The company was founded in 1958 as Dunfey Hotels, and operates 51 properties in the United States and Canada , totaling over 20,010 rooms and employing more than 23,000 people.

  4. Oct 16, 2014 · In 1827, the property, then called the William Penn Hotel, was granted a tavern license. More from the Times Herald’s Eric Devlin : “It’s a big deal,” [Peter R.] Friedrich said about the ...

  5. Mar 7, 2016 · The William Penn hosted a four-day convention of hotel executives in 1935. At left, a forester from the state department of forestry explains his department's work to Ruth Donley. At right, Eunice ...

  6. Dec 29, 2020 · The Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh is one of a number of hotels in the Omni Hotels & Resorts chain that accepted federal Paycheck Protection Program funds but did not use them to pay workers.

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  8. Jan 30, 2016 · Hotel history. 1916: The William Penn Hotel opens March 9. Built by Henry Clay Frick at a cost of $6 million, the hotel boasts luxuries such as electricity. It also has bathrooms in each room, something even the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City cannot match. Guests at the opening-night gala include Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph Armstrong, actress ...