Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Hilton Plaza with the Jackie Gleason touch, Miami Beach
on June 19, 2013
at 12:47 am
Not sure how this was arranged, but Jackie Gleason had to give a mighty big blessing for this to happen. Below is the inside of the matchbook that uses all the Gleason catch phrases to sell the Hilton property.
Not far from here was the Jackie Gleason theater which also has a matchbook and will be featured here next Wednesday.
Jackie was our Entertainment Consultant and designed the Great Room which was our showroom. Jackie was under contact which lasted until the end of 1968. All our public rooms were named for Jackie and each suite had a picture of him
Wow! Had no idea that Gleason was so involved outside of the program I understand he poured himself into. Thank you for the insight!
i worked there for your father musta