THE CUBA REVI E W 



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RECREATION RESORT AT HAVANA 



It is reported that the Cia. Urbanizadora de 

 la Plaza de Marianao is planning the creation 

 of a new bathing resort along a large stretch 

 of shore hne and sandy beach at Havana. 

 Construction of a direct and modern highway 

 from the city of Havana to Marianao is 

 planned as part of the development. TMs 

 Toadway will lessen the route between the two 

 points from about eight to three miles, and 

 -will virtually extend the Malecon along the 

 ocean front. Improvements to be made, 

 besides the betterment ot the existing bathing 

 beach and facihties, will include the erection 

 of hotel?, amusement houses, a scenic aerial 

 railway, and many other fun-making devices. 

 Landing places -nail also be piovided for the 

 accommodation of motor boats, etc. T.he 

 Yacht Clul) of Marianao has acquired a large 

 property on the shore-iront, adjoining its 

 home, and its members have voted for the 

 ■erection of a clubhouse, to ccst appioximately 

 «00,000. 



NEW HOTEL FOR HAVANA 



In connection with the plan of Cuban 

 capitalists to develop a sandy waste along 

 the Malecon in Havana as a watering resort 

 and resident zone, there is to be built a $2,- 

 500,000 hotel. The Hilliard Hotel Co., oper- 

 ators of the Vanderbilt Hotel, New York, 

 have entered into partnership with Havana 

 capitalists. 



The hotel is to be patterned after the mod- 

 ern hostelries of New York and will be known 

 as the Vanderbilt-Morro. It is expected that 

 it will be completed within six months. It 

 will have a capacity of 400 rooms. 



When completed, the Vanderbilt-Morro 

 wall be conducted under the supervision of 

 Mr. Walton H. Marshall, director of the 

 Vanderbilt. Plans for the hotel were drawn 

 by Warren & Wetmore of New York, design- 

 ers of the Biltmore, Ritz-Carlton, Commodore 

 and Vanderbilt. The Cuban stockholders 

 are Mr. Hernand Behn, President of the 

 Cuban Telephone Co., JNIr. R. Truffin, Mr. 

 Frank Steinhardt, ]\Ir. Eloy ^Martinez and 

 others. 



