Question: What two West Coast cities also claim original cylindrical Holiday Inn buildings?
Answer: Long Beach, California and Brentwood, California, also claim cylindrical Holiday Inn buildings. Like Raleigh’s circular Holiday Inn, the Long Beach and Brentwood structures were also designed by Lundgren Maurer of Austin, Texas. The Long Beach Holiday Inn opened in 1968, preceding Raleigh’s opening by one year. The Brentwood Holiday Inn opened a year later, in 1970.
