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Article: SCENE.(Mockingbird Hilton is now Hotel Palomar Dallas)(Tillman's restaurant )(interior Dorothy Draper's exhibition)
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- WWD
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- January 10, 2007
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Byline: Sonya Castex, Holly Haber, Rusty Williamson
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There seemed to be no hope for the old Mockingbird Hilton. Nobody noticed the dilapidated hotel on the southeast corner of Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway. Until, of course, it transformed into the Hotel Palomar Dallas.
Under the direction of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants Group LLC, the property underwent a massive $100 million overhaul that included renovating all 198 guest rooms, building 72 new condominiums and creating retail space. Now the nine-story luxury boutique hotel is a four-star affair with amenities like valet parking, an on-site ...