Savoy Hotel and Grill

The structure was built in 1888 by the owners of the Arbuckle Coffee Company and opened in 1889 as the Hotel Thorne. It was renamed the Hotel Savoy in 1894. In 1903, the hotel was remodeled and the west wing was added, featuring the Savoy Grill dining room. The Savoy Grill was the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, until it closed with the hotel for renovations in 2016. In the early 1900s, the Savoy was a luxury destination for travelers arriving by train in Kansas City. It was the first hotel seen by travelers as they entered the city from the old Union Depot. With the depression of the 1930s and the later shift toward suburban living, the hotel began to fall into disrepair, although the restaurant remained active. The Savoy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974., The hotel closed in 2016 for extensive renovations costing $50 million and reopened in 2018 as the 21c Museum Hotel, a part of a hotel chain themed around contemporary art. Avion Hospitality assumed management and the hotel was restored to its historic name as Hotel Savoy Kansas City, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. ==Savoy Grill==

The Savoy Grill, located at 9th and Central, was a longstanding Kansas City, Missouri fine dining establishment that was founded in 1903 and gained historic landmark with the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Many notable figures have visited the restaurant including Harry S. Truman who made frequent visits over his lunch hour when he was the owner/operator of a downtown haberdashery. Booth No. 4, known as the presidents' booth, has been host to Warren Harding, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. ==Murals==

"The original Grill Room was surrounded by The Savoy Murals, painted by Edward Holslag in 1903 when he was in his early thirties. Those murals depict the pioneers' departure from Westport Landing and their journey along the Santa Fe Trail. Holslag, who was a pupil of The National Academy of Design and John LaFarge, is represented at the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C. The Savoy Murals have been included in the Smithsonian Institution's "Bicentennial Inventory of American Paintings." ". ==Fire==

On October 23, 2014 a major fire destroyed the kitchen of the Savoy Grill. The historic restaurant area was not destroyed but sustained significant smoke damage. The fire was caused by a cook who was not paying attention. The restaurant was closed down and the hotel was evacuated. ==References==