November 19th, 2007 – Belleview Biltmore!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Nov.19, 2007, under Florida History!, What\'s New?
After years of many working hard to bring back the Belleview Biltmore in Belleair, success was seen this past Summer when the Legg/Mason Investment Group bought the hotel. It was furthered today when plans were unveiled for the restoring of the largest occupied wooden structure in the world. The photo above shows the principles of the presentation: Joseph Penner of Legg/Mason, John Hildreth of the National Trust for Histroic Preservation’s Southern office and Governor Charlie Crist.
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| Here’s a waiter that was serving various snacks at the presentation. |
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That evening there was a more formal presentation of the plans at the Biltmore in the Tiffany Room by the architects with lots of food and drink. I made the mistake of offering to entertain by drawing caricatures and drew non-stop from before the presentation until I was the last one in the room hours later. Oops!
Below is Fritz and his subdued reaction to his caricature that night.
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