Hilton New Orleans
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Hilton New Orleans , located at 333 St. Charles Avenue in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana
, is a 20-story, 246 feet (75 m)-tall skyscraper. The hotel is part of the Hilton Hotels
chain. The building was originally the Masonic Temple, but was sold in 1992 and redeveloped as Hotel Monaco until Hurricane Katrina
. Hotel Monaco did not reopen after Katrina in the hotel reopened in 2007 as a Hilton.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, is a 20-story, 246 feet (75 m)-tall skyscraper. The hotel is part of the Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
chain. The building was originally the Masonic Temple, but was sold in 1992 and redeveloped as Hotel Monaco until Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. Hotel Monaco did not reopen after Katrina in the hotel reopened in 2007 as a Hilton.