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Peabody Hotel
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Built in 1925 to replace the original Peabody Hotel dating to 1869, this building designed by Chicago architect Walter W. Ahlschlager nevertheless holds historical and cultural significance; it has been said that the Mississippi Delta "begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel (in Memphis) and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg". However, the Peabody is best known for a custom dating back to the 1930s. Every day at 11:00 a.m., the Peabody Ducks are escorted from their penthouse home to the lobby via elevator. The ducks, accompanied by a Sousa march, then proceed across a red carpet to the hotel fountain. The ducks are then ceremoniously led back to the penthouse at 5:00 p.m.
The Peabody Hotel is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Similar Peabody Hotels are operated by the Peabody Hotel Group in Little Rock, Arkansas and Orlando, Florida. The Peabody Hotel Group Brand Management Division owns and operates properties under different brand names in Massachusetts, Tennessee, South Carolina and Arkansas.