Lodging Milestones (cont.)
• 1840s
– Railroads replaced coaches, and thus coach-route inns declined;
– New York Hotel, New York City, was the first with private baths.
• 1850s
– Spa resorts reached height of popularity;
– Resorts developed in Niagara Falls, New York, and New Jersey shore;
– Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City, was the first with passenger
elevators.
• 1870s
– Coney Island, New York, was established as a themed seaside resort
with Queen Anne and Oriental-style hotels and an amusement park
with a roller coaster;
– Continental (Inter-Continental) opened in Paris.
Lodging Milestones (con