Article: Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Hotel Opens 13-Story Addition.

Byline: Tom Stieghorst

Apr. 19--Built in 1936, the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale has long been synonymous with Old Florida, its homey halls decorated with sepia-toned photos of the city's innocent youth.

This week, the hotel begins a new chapter.

Fort Lauderdale's genteel leisure hotel is attempting to become a premium downtown corporate hotel by opening a 13-story addition.

"We've evolved over the years," general manager Bryan Morley said.

While not abandoning the society and civic functions that call it home, the Riverside increasingly wants to attract the overnight business traveler who in the past might have stayed ...

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