A mid-century view of the Nimitz Hotel, which the Admiral insisted on remodeling back to its original appearance. — Photo courtesy the Gillespie County Historical Society
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The Nimitz gets a makeover
The Nimitz Hotel has been around a long time, but it hasn’t always had the distinctive shape of a Mississippi riverboat. From the 1920s to the 1970s, the Nimitz looked more like the Holiday Inn.
