Rosli’s Hotel, Canada

Rosli Hotel – The Rosli Hotel was located on Bridge Street at Cataract Avenue, between the Elgin House and Windsor Hotel. It was built in 1856 by Gaspard Rosli, who came to Canada from Switzerland in 1855. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1869 and rebuilt; this structure is sometimes referred to as the "New Rosli." With its 21 rooms, the Rosli Hotel was considered to be the "coziest and most homelike hotel in Niagara Falls." It was called the Rosli Hotel until 1928, after which point it was known as the McAllister Hotel (after the then owner, W. C.

Rennert Hotel, Baltimore

In 1885, Robert Rennert founded the enormous Rennert hotel which boasted six stories and 150 personal rooms. Inside, Rennert filled the hotel with elaborate decoration adding everything from marble and fresco, to the use of Edison’s electricity. The construction of the Rennert Hotel filled Baltimore city officials with hope and pride; through the opening of the hotel, Rennert sought to promote the growth of the city.

Rand Park, Keokuk

57 acres between 15th and 17th – Grand & Orleans Avenue.  River vista, outdoor entertainment pavilion, picnic shelters, picnic areas, playground equipment, flower garden, tennis court, basketball court, kiddie play area, reflection pond, disc golf course, restrooms.

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Rainier Club

The Rainier Club is a private club in Seattle, Washington; it has been referred to as "Seattle's preeminent private club." Its clubhouse building, completed in 1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1888 in what was then the Washington Territory (statehood came the following year). As of 2008, the club has 1,300 members. 

Pfahlert's Hotel, Sydney

Hotel at Wynyard that originally stood on the corner of Carrington and Margaret Streets, which published its own visitor's guide in 1879. The original Pfahlert's hotel building was sold and demolished in 1930 and the license transferred to premises in the former Arnott House at 50 Margaret Street, opposite Wynyard Square. The hotel ceased trading on 21 July 1972 and the building in Margaret Street was demolished.

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Oriental Hotel, NY

On July 4, 1880, Corbin opened his new Oriental Hotel. This palacial resort was approximately two hundred yards east of the Picnic Pavilion, or roughly one thousand yards east of the Manhattan Hotel. The Oriental was Coney Island's flagship hotel and was one of the most technologically sophisticated and refined resorts in the United Stated when it opened. 

The hotel was located in the present-day Manhattan Beach parking lot, spanning from approximately Jaffray Street to Langham Street.... ​ 

Mozambique Channel

The Mozambique Channel is an arm of the Indian Ocean located between the Southeast African countries of Madagascar and Mozambique. The channel is about 1,700 km (900 nmi; 1,100 mi) long and 419 km (226 nmi; 260 mi) across at its narrowest point, and reaches a depth of 3,292 m (10,801 ft) about 230 km (124 nmi; 143 mi) off the coast of Mozambique. A warm current, the Mozambique Current, flows in a southward direction in the channel, leading into the Agulhas Current off the east coast of Southern Africa.

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