The Shamrock Hotel, unlike any hotel of its day, opened on St. Patrick's Day of 1949 to the most star-studded party Houston had ever seen. Owner Glenn McCarthy was nothing if not a showman.

Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston) HOUSTON – During the 1950s, Houston’s Shamrock Hotel was the place to be. It was one of the most extravagant and over ...

The old Shamrock Hotel, which disappeared from the Houston skyline 30 years ago, still has a nostalgic hold on Houstonians of a certain age. Many still hold cherished memories from honeymoons ...

Each week, KHOU 11 News will bring you "This week in Houston history", as a way to ... June 1, 1987 - The landmark Shamrock Hotel is demolished. The hotel opened in 1949 and was one of the most ...