The burgeoning city of Venice received an early Christmas present on Dec. 10, 1926, when the San Marco Hotel formally opened its doors to the public.
The second of three hotels that would eventually be built by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the three-story hotel encompassing an entire city block in the center of town was described by a local newspaper as âone of the most beautiful yet planned for Venice.â
Opened to the public on Dec. 10, 1926, the San Marco Hotel offered 92 rooms for just $3 per day with space on the ground floor for 13 shops. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY VENICE DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES