Nineteen days later the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began, yet construction continued.

It is faced with brown brick and concrete and crowned with a Ludowici clay tile pyramidal roof.

[3] Elizabeth Taylor, at the time married to Conrad’s son, Nicky Hilton, lived in the penthouse in 1955 while filming the classic movie Giant (1956).

[5] Historical markers located on the Plaza Hotel include the First Kindergarten in Texas and The Woman’s Club of El Paso.

Historical markers located in the vicinity of the hotel include Chinatown and the Anson Mills Building.