https://seattlebusinessmag.com/news/los-angeles-developer-buys-historic-fairmont-olympic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Olympic_Hotel 1924
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Olympic_Hotel#History
Calgary had its version of a grand hotel a decade earlier.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/the-palliser-hotel-13-treasured-photos-of-calgarys-castle-from-a-century-ago
https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-palliser/media-gallery.php
Of course Seattle and Calgary would eventually allow for taller residential towers than what restrictive Vancouver would permit.

