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May 13, 2019 · Although founder Conrad Hilton’s first hotel was the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, the first hotel formally named a Hilton came several years later. The Dallas Hilton, opened in 1925, had the honor of being the first to officially carry the Hilton name.
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- First Hilton Hotel the Start of Something Big
The first hotel to bear the Hilton name was the Dallas Hilton, a high-rise that opened in 1925. The hotel left the chain in 1938 and is currently operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts under the Hotel Indigo brand. The Hilton Anatole opened in 2005 as a rebranding of the former Wyndham Anatole.
- May 31, 1919; 104 years ago (as Hilton Hotels)
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1955 Hilton Istanbul, the first modern hotel built from the ground up in post-World War II Europe, opens in June. It is a development involving Hilton, the U.S. Department of State and the Turkish government. 1955 Hilton begins a multi-million dollar program to air condition every hotel in the
Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics.
Though publicly traded, the chain was for most of its history led by members of the Hilton family from 1919, when founder Conrad Hilton bought his first hotel. By the late 1940s, Hilton owned a worldwide chain of premium hotels. In the 1960s, Hilton sold its international operations and concentrated on management contracts and franchising.
