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24-616: With the design and opening of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in 1967, the Hyatt Regency brand trademark became its open atriums containing trees, waterfalls, and glass elevators, aiming to be tourist attractions of their own. The Bayshore Highway Hyatt became the Hyatt Regency Burlingame and underwent reconstruction in the 1980s, with $ 90   million spent to re-open in 1988 with around 800 rooms over 10 floors. In 1989,

48-601: A chain of first-class hotels near airports ; the first hotel they built was the Hyatt House Hotel, Burlingame . It opened in 1959 at 1333 Bayshore Highway in Burlingame , two miles from San Francisco International Airport . Hyatt moved its headquarters to the Burlingame hotel before 1961, where it was still located in 1976. The hotel initially had 225 rooms and suites, and operated a complementary limousine service to and from

72-457: A figure close to the school's original design capacity. In 1927 the school name was officially changed to Burlingame High School. In the summer of 1980, the SMUHSD board decided it must close one of the district's seven schools, due to declining enrollment. Following public hearings, the board narrowed the choice to either Crestmoor High School or Burlingame High School. After study and discussion,

96-661: A hotel or resort in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Burlingame High School (California) Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame, California . It is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD). In order to meet the growing student population, the school was opened in December 1923 under the name "San Mateo High School, Burlingame Branch." Designed by architect W. H. Weeks ,

120-634: A record for the highest freefall (unrestrained) jump from a building in a film. In 1969, Jim Morrison , lead singer of The Doors , stayed at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta while attending the Atlanta Film Festival . At the awards ceremony, he gave his room key to the woman presenting him the plaque. In 1982, the International Tower was added, which is the same as the original design but has expanded rooms and suites. This article about

144-467: A twelve-game win streak, the longest in the rivalry's history. Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. For 2013, it was ranked 280th in Newsweek ' s Top 2,000 Public High Schools, 471st nationally by U.S. News & World Report , and 490th by The Washington Post ' s ranking of "America's Most Challenging High Schools." As of the 2018–19 school year,

168-486: The California Republican Party Convention was held at the hotel. In 2008, Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin held a fundraiser at the hotel during the presidential debates period, where she gave a speech criticizing Barack Obama . The event drew crowds of supporters and protesters outside the hotel; the groups were peaceful and mixed together. The 2016 California Republican Party Convention

192-639: The FIRST Championship and were alliance captains in the 2018 game FIRST Power Up . In the 2019 game Destination: Deep Space , they were the winners of the Newton Division and the World Champions; this was the first competition that they won. Their motto is "Student-Built, Student-Run." Burlingame Robotics also has an FTC team known as the Iron Kittens (Team 20392, formerly 10336). Scenes from

216-485: The Transportation Security Administration opened a security training and assessment center in the hotel, due to its proximity to the airport. In October 2016 a man was shot dead on the hotel's driveway. In 2020, it began pilot testing a Google Assistant -based concierge translation device and, along with many Hyatt hotels worldwide, became Global Biorisk Advisory Council certified. In 1996,

240-543: The Winter Soldier . No protesters showed up on April 30 when candidate Ted Cruz was attending the convention. Hyatt Regency Atlanta The Hyatt Regency Atlanta is a business hotel located on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta , Georgia . Opened in 1967 as the Regency Hyatt House , John C. Portman Jr. 's revolutionary 22-story atrium design for the hotel has influenced hotel design enormously in

264-587: The Iron Panthers received recognition by competing in the finals of an off-season Robotics competition, Chezy Champs. In March 2018, the Iron Panthers' FTC team traveled to Spokane to compete in the West Super-Regional. In 2019, they were alliance captains at the Central Valley Regional, where they competed in the finals. In the past three years, the Iron Panthers traveled to Houston to compete in

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288-568: The Ivy Tower (now called Radius Tower) was constructed, which was also designed by John Portman. It closely resembles his Westin Peachtree Plaza , which opened five years later. So similar are the two buildings that in 1981, the Tower doubled for the Peachtree Plaza in the film Sharky's Machine starring Burt Reynolds . Stuntman Dar Robinson dropped (67 m (220 ft)) from the Tower, setting

312-562: The San Mateo Union High School District uses Canvas as its online platform for classrooms. Burlingame High School has a wide array of Advanced Placement course offerings. 2017–2018 Approximately 11.9% of the students at Burlingame are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program. The Iron Panthers ( FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5026 and FIRST Tech Challenge Team 7316) was founded in 2013 to compete against other Bay Area high schools. In September 2017,

336-401: The airport. It was expanded in 1965; the new complex was "a ring of buildings with a pool at the center." The pool was Olympic-sized, and the hotel had 300 rooms and suites as well as conference facilities. It was promoted as the "World's First Fly-In Hotel." Shortly after its 1988 rebuild, the hotel suffered structural damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake . It managed to stay open during

360-419: The board decided to close Crestmoor in the fall of 1980 and keep Burlingame open. San Mateo and Burlingame have been rivals since the division of the Burlingame branch, and the rivalry culminates annually in a football matchup dubbed the "Little Big Game" and patterned after the collegiate Big Game . As of November 2021, Burlingame leads the series record 58–32–4. Burlingame currently holds "The Paw" as part of

384-413: The hotel through a side door off the freeway. A Trump lookalike was attacked outside the hotel and escorted inside. At the time Trump was due to make his speech, protesters attempted to disrupt it, throwing objects at the hotel and damaging its glass panels. They broke through barricades and some protesters tried to enter the building, causing enough alarm to delay the speech. Some protesters did make it into

408-537: The hotel's distinct appearance was described in Building Design and Construction , explaining that it has "an 182-ft. by 182-ft. space frame that is covered by a Teflon -coated fiberglass fabric" and a "glass daylight system   ... attached to its perimeter." The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport had a major interior remodelling in 2016, at which point it had 789 rooms, of which 26 are suites, and 120,000 square feet of public space. This renovation modernized

432-507: The hotel, several having booked rooms in advance to be permitted inside, with one being removed from the convention floor and others hanging large banners (which could be seen outside through windows) inside the lobby. Protesters included Burlingame High School students in matching tie-dye , topless Free the Nipple activists, and brothers dressed as Mexican-American versions of Captain America and

456-456: The lobby space while redesigning most areas of the hotel; sound-absorbing panels and dividing beams were added to the atrium with the intention to make it more relaxing while keeping the open space. In 1957, Jay Pritzker purchased the first Hyatt hotel, which was sited near Los Angeles International Airport . Pritzker and his brothers then founded the Hyatt company with the intention of creating

480-482: The quake, though without main power, but had to evacuate staff and guests early the following morning for a safety inspection. The hotel was then closed until July 1990 for structural repairs to its foundation, at an estimated cost of $ 5   million. It was sold to Host Hotels & Resorts (then Host Marriott Corporation) in 1998, while still managed by and branded Hyatt. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001,

504-467: The school took in students from Burlingame , Hillsborough , Millbrae , and San Bruno . Initial enrollment consisted of 350 students and 30 teachers. As a branch of San Mateo High School , extracurricular organizations were shared between the schools. There was a single band, football team, and other athletic teams with student members from both schools. Within 10 years the enrollment of the school increased to 494 boys and 474 girls, totaling 968 pupils,

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528-466: The years since. The hotel instantly became one of the most recognized buildings in Atlanta. The building consists of the main "Atrium Tower" and two extensions, completed in 1971 and 1982, respectively, containing a total of 1,260 rooms. On top of the Hyatt Regency is a revolving restaurant called Polaris, located just beneath the blue dome-shaped structure which gives the hotel its distinctive profile. This

552-529: Was Portman's first designed revolving restaurant of many. When the hotel first opened, the restaurant gave diners an ever-changing panoramic view of the entire city; however, as taller buildings were erected on all sides of the hotel, the restaurant's view became increasingly constricted. The Polaris closed in August 2004 and remained empty until renovation plans were approved in 2013. Polaris reopened in June 2014. In 1971,

576-505: Was held in the hotel in April and May 2016, with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump opening the convention on April 29 with a campaign speech. Trump supporters showed up at the hotel, as did protesters, with the groups clashing in what became rioting when Trump's motorcade arrived; a flag and an effigy of Trump were burned in front of the hotel and arrests were made. As riot police struggled to subdue up to 10,000 protesters, Trump had to enter

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