The Midland Hotel, Manchester, 2024

A large, ornate red-brick building with tall turrets and arched windows stands under a cloudy sky. Steps and railings lead up to a plaza in front, where a person sits alone. Trees line the sidewalk, and streetlights begin to glow as evening falls.

The Midland Hotel was allegedly coveted by Adolf Hitler, who maintained a keen interest in architecture, as a possible Nazi headquarters in Britain. American intelligence speculated that the area of Manchester around the town hall was spared from bombing during the Second World War so as not to damage or destroy the Midland Hotel.

Midland Hotel, Manchester – Wikipedia

If he knew how long it would take them to find a room with working AC he’d change his mind I think.

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