The Inspiration for the Alcazar ID: 11936 | This file appears in: Alcazar Hotel In 1888, Henry Flagler opened the Alcazar Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, as one of two grand Spanish Revival–style hotels in the Atlantic beachfront city. The original Alcazar, whose Arabic name means castle, inspired the hotel of the same name in Cleveland Heights. | Creator: Detroit Publishing Company | Date: ca. 1902 | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Download Original File CreatorDetroit Publishing Company SourceLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs DivisionDateca. 1902 "The Inspiration for the Alcazar" appears in: Alcazar Hotel