The Aurora Apartment Hotel (Aurora Hotel) is a historic, high-rise building located in the Tobin Hill neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas. The building is twelve stories high and the exterior is in the Neo-Gothic architectural style.
On August 24, 1930, the Aurora opened its doors as one of San Antonio's grandest hotels of the time. The Aurora catered to the well-known and the well-to-do of the day, including Hollywood elite and former First Lady Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower.
In September 2007, Loopy, Ltd., a real estate company, purchased the Aurora building. Today, the Aurora is a 105-unit apartment complex, occupied almost exclusively by elderly and mentally and physically disabled residents. The Aurora is part of a list of qualifying properties for San Antonio's Section 8 housing. Due to its highly government-subsidized nature, the Aurora always enjoys 100% occupancy and a long wait list for new tenants.
Itâs just like it was five years ago. Nothingâs happened in between. Not a thing⦠You got nothinâ to tell me cos itâs not real. Only you and me â" thatâs real. Weâre having a drink in the bar at the Aurora Hotel, the band is playing, weâre celebrating cos weâre gettinâ married and after the wedding weâre gettinâ outta this hotel and weâre goinâ away so laugh Vienna and be happy â" itâs your wedding dayâ¦
-Johnny Logan in Johnny Guitar.
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Hotel Sol Aurora - Umag, Croatia - Hotel Sol Aurora - Umag, Croatia.