Shamrock Hotel
Shamrock Hotel in Houston, Texas, 1949-1987
Unveiled to Hollywood-style fanfare on St. Patrick’s Day in 1949, when owner/wildcatter Glenn McCarthy (the inspiration for Giant) brought in more than 150 stars, the Art Moderne behemoth was designed by Fort Worth architect Wyatt C. Hedrick and was demolished less than 40 years later, birthing the preservation movement in Houston.
