| 词条 | Henry VIII Hotel (Missouri) |
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The Henry VIII Hotel, also known as The Henry VIII Inn and Lodge, was a hotel of Tudor Revival architecture which was located near the St. Louis Lambert International Airport with an address of 4690 North Lindbergh Boulevard, Bridgeton, Missouri. The hotel remained in business until 2000 when it was removed to expand a runway area for the nearby airport. The Federal Aviation Administration had approved the expansion in 1998 with airport runway planners calling for the demolition of the hotel as far back as 1995.[1] ConventionsPolitical election parties and conventions were also held at this location.[2] ArchonThe Archon multigenre convention hosted by St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd. was held here for about ten years. The Archon convention was held here 1984 and 1985 and from 1987 until 1992. Many science fiction and fantasy authors and others visited this hotel during these years including the following:
SimutronicsIn 1990, the first Simutronics Corporation's Multiplayer Online Game Players' Convention[5] was held at the King Henry VII Hotel. The Simutronics Gamer Convention was held here for a few years:
SportsThe St. Louis Amateur Boxing Association previously held dinners and boxing shows at the Henry VIII Hotel and Conference Center.[8] Professional boxer William Guthrie won two bouts here in the mid-1990s. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://business.highbeam.com/435553/article-1G1-66563372/venerable-henry-viii-hotel-checks-out-closes-clear|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185257/https://business.highbeam.com/435553/article-1G1-66563372/venerable-henry-viii-hotel-checks-out-closes-clear|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2018-05-08|title=Venerable Henry VIII Hotel Checks Out As It Closes To Clear Path For Expansion At Lambert Field: Last Employees Relay Their Regrets During Their Final Day On The Job|date=2000-10-30|accessdate=2018-05-07}} {{coord|38.759421|-90.391807|display=title}}{{US-hotel-stub}}{{Missouri-struct-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|author=|title=Untitled|url= |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|location=St. Louis, MO|date=2003-10-28|access-date= }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://archonstl.org/history/hist_decade_one.html|title=Archon, Decade One (1977-1986)|accessdate=2018-06-03}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://archonstl.org/history/hist_decade_two.html|title=Archon, Decade Two (1987-1996)|accessdate=2018-06-03}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/simutronics-gamer-convention/1100-2466456/|title=Simutronics Gamer Convention|accessdate=2018-06-06}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.play.net/simucon/memory/gemcon/|title=The GemCon Memory Site|accessdate=2018-06-06}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html|title=Simutronics Timeline|accessdate=2018-06-06}} 8. ^{{cite news|author=|title=Metro Sports Report|url= |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|location=St. Louis, MO|date=1987-05-10|access-date= }} 2 : Hotels in Missouri|Tudor Revival architecture in Missouri |
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