The McAllister Hotel was a ten-story high-rise hotel in Downtown Miami, Florida. It opened on December 31, 1919, and until 1925, was the tallest building in Miami. It was demolished in 1988, and the site is now the home to 50 Biscayne built in 2007 at . The McAllister Hotel is considered one of Miami's first skyscrapers and was a city icon until its demolition. It was designed by Walter De Garmo.Inventory of the Walter C. DeGarmo Architectural Drawings Historical Museum of Southern Florida The architect was Frank Valentine Newell.Newell, Frank Valentine | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Dictionary of Architects in Canada For many years, the McAllister was the home of radio station WQAM, one of Miami's classic top 40 stations.[FCC data base] It was also the Baltimore Orioles' spring training headquarters from 1959 to 1971.Baltimore Orioles 1959 Press-Radio-TV Guide (scroll down to page 4). Retrieved 22 June 2026.Baltimore Orioles 1971 Media Guide (scroll down to page 67). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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