Chase Park Plaza Hotel
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The Chase Park Plaza, located at 212 N. Kingshighway in the Central West End
, St. Louis, Missouri
, is a combination of two buildings housing a condominium tower (known as the Park Plaza), hotel (known as the Chase Hotel), cinema, and several restaurants and bars, all constructed between 1920 and 1930.
The hotel replaced nearby Buckingham Hotel
as the most affluent hotel in the city for some time.
shown on KPLR-TV
channel 11, whose offices are nearby in the Central West End neighborhood. Many famous wrestlers, including St. Louis native, Lou Thesz
, and Buddy Rogers wrestled on the program.
Central West End, St. Louis
The Central West End is an affluent neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, stretching from Midtown's western edge to Union Boulevard and bordering on Forest Park with its outstanding array of free cultural institutions. It includes the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis on Lindell Boulevard at...
, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, is a combination of two buildings housing a condominium tower (known as the Park Plaza), hotel (known as the Chase Hotel), cinema, and several restaurants and bars, all constructed between 1920 and 1930.
The hotel replaced nearby Buckingham Hotel
Buckingham Hotel
Buckingham Hotel, later the Ambassador Hotel, was an upmarket hotel which existed in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in the early twentieth century. It was located on the northeast corner of Kingshighway and West Pine Boulevards...
as the most affluent hotel in the city for some time.
Wrestling at the Chase
The Chase was also famous for hosting a wrestling program called Wrestling at the ChaseWrestling at the Chase
Wrestling at the Chase was a professional wrestling television series that aired in St. Louis, Missouri, the matches were taped live on Saturday nights as well as televised. It was repeated traditionally on Sunday mornings. It was promoted by the St...
shown on KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KPLR is owned by the Tribune Company, and is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. The station's studios are located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in Northwest St. Louis County KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station...
channel 11, whose offices are nearby in the Central West End neighborhood. Many famous wrestlers, including St. Louis native, Lou Thesz
Lou Thesz
Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz was a United States professional wrestler and 18-time world heavyweight champion, most notably holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times. Combined, he held the NWA Championship for 10 years, three months and nine days , longer than anyone else in history...
, and Buddy Rogers wrestled on the program.