Mark Twain Hotel, Hannibal, MO, 1940s Henry Voigt Grand Central Terminal was constructed

Grand Central Terminal was constructed on the site of the former Grand Central Depot

After falling on hard times it was eventually bought by Conrad Hilton in 1945 and renamed The Conrad Hilton Hotel in 1951

Hotel Meurice

The enterprising restaurateur later opened two Rene’s Restaurants

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Mark Twain Hotel, Hannibal, MO, 1940s Henry Voigt Grand Central Terminal was constructedSamuel Clemens, otherwise known as the writer and adventurer Mark Twain, was born in 1835 and spent his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri. The author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was only four years old when he moved with his family to the bustling town on the Mississippi River and he stayed there till his late teens. The town inspired several of Twins fictional settings, including the town of St Petersburg, in his