Bobby Hotel in Downtown Nashville features a 1956 rooftop bus with hydraulic doors
Imagine flying over Nashville and seeing this sight of a big Greyhound bus sitting 10 stories up on the Bobby Hotel building. This landmark, also partially visible from the ground will draw you into the hotel and its restaurants.
(Hemphill Brothers photos provided by Jeff King and Gary Favinger)
Bobby Hotel, a newly opened lifestyle boutique hotel, located just a few boot-clad steps from Nashville's historic haunts in Downtown Nashville has opened in grand style.
What also just took place this summer at this location was the hoisting up, 10-stories high, of a 1956 Greyhound Scenicruiser bus to its rooftop.
Schweiss hydraulic and bifold doors have been known to reach high places 20 stories or more up. But the two hydraulic doors used for the Bobby Hotel 1956 bus conversion can be said to top them all.
“We searched around and ran across Schweiss. The doors are amazing with fail-safes built into the hydraulics. We cut half the side off the bus and built a structure to support it and rebuilt the back door opening. When I first opened the doors I wasn't quite sure how it was going to go. When it opened up, it was just unbelievable. We were kind of blown away with the size of the doors. The system is awesome. If I ever have any other big projects to do, it will be with no one else but Schweiss. ”
- Gary Favinger
Hemphill Bros. Coach Co.
Whites Creek, Tennessee
Included in the conversion was the purchase of Schweiss hydraulic door components that when opened at the side and rear of the bus makes it convenient to serve rooftop customers and when closed, protects the interior contents of the bus.
A Schweiss dual-pump system for each door, with its electric motors, were placed 60 feet away inside the swimming pool mechanical room, they operate the hydraulic cylinders to lift and close a 18' 6" x 8' side door and 8' x 9' rear bus door. The doors can be opened and closed with handheld remote openers.
The 1956 Greyhound now serves as part of the Rooftop Lounge, and maybe more importantly as a landmark for visitors and sophisticated or specialized clientele. The bus was somewhat stripped down to lighten it before hoisting it to the rooftop with a crane. Its original road weight was 20,000 pounds.
Castlerock Asset Management, which undertook the adaptive reuse of the Wells Fargo Plaza building, which was a 1970s office building, enlisted Hemphill Brothers Coach Company to redesign the bus. The Nashville-based company is a creator of custom tour buses.
Castlerock envisioned Bobby Hotel "to create an immersive hotel that feels like the quintessential Nashville experience and mirrors musician's life on the road."
"We wanted to create a unique experience on our rooftop different than any other hotel in Nashville," noted Castlerock Vice President Ray Waters."
After extensive building renovation, Bobby Hotel became a vibrant lifestyle hotel, complete with a rooftop lounge and dipping pool, on-site restaurant and unexpected entertainment you'll only find in Nashville.
Brothers Joel W. Hemphill, Jr. and Trent Hemphill started the Hemphill Brothers Coach Company in 1980, with the assistance of their father, Joel W. Hemphill, Sr., who had retired from the coach leasing business. It was their job to give the 1956 bus their magical conversion touch.
This 1956 Greyhound Scenicruiser bus was hoisted up to the Bobby Hotel rooftop in Nashville. Two Schweiss hydraulic doors; 18.6' x 8' and 9' x 8,' open up the side and back of the bus. It was totally renovated inside by Hemphill Brothers Coach Company.
Jeff King and Gary Favinger, a technical support and fabrication man for Hemphill Brothers Coach Company, said this bus is probably the only one of its kind in the world.
"Bobby Hotel purchased the bus which was not running when we got it. They were looking for someone to do the project. We had three months to do the conversion from start to finish; we actually didn't open the door until one day before delivery. The other company they had trying to do it wasted four months on the job before we got it - we had to have it done before they took the crane down. A lot of imagination went into Bobby, " said Favinger.
They gutted the whole drive train and interior and had to widen the bus by four feet to 12 foot. They built a five-inch I-Beam structure frame to make a platform for the bus. Where it's situated it looks like it could be driven off the building.
"Bobby wanted the front half of the bus to appear like the original coach. The seats were all reupholstered, with overhead lighting added," said Favinger. "We searched around and ran across Schweiss. The doors are amazing with fail-safes built into the hydraulics. We cut half the side off the bus and built a structure to support it and rebuilt the back door opening. When I first opened the doors I wasn't quite sure how it was going to go. When it opened up, it was just unbelievable."
Hemphill Brothers Coach Company operates a coach maintenance and conversion facility near Nashville, Tennessee, and it maintains a fleet of over 90 motor coaches for lease. The company deals in used coaches and new custom conversions.
"A bus looks and feels its best when you use the very best. All of our buses' interiors are handmade and custom designed. We create our buses with top of the line materials such as genuine leather, hardwood flooring, granite, marble and onyx. The combinations of these items produce a gorgeous bus interior. We also go the extra mile with what you don't see to make a bus more elaborate," said Joel. "On other projects we have included everything from an upright piano in the front lounge for Harry Connick Jr. to a treadmill in the back lounge for Taylor Swift to three rolling television studios for ABC news," said Joel Hemphill.
They also do all the wiring, plumbing and electrical work in-house in order to exceed the needs of their clients. They can upgrade sound systems, install televisions and additional video equipment utilizing top-of-the-line electronics. Heated marble bathroom floors, Apple TVs, WI-FI, powered blinds, air pocket doors and HDTVs are a few of their favorite high-end features. Every little detail is carefully selected to make a bus as elaborate as possible when combined for a finished product.
Prior to having the crane lift the bus to the roof, the shell of it, minus most of its 10 wheels, drive train, engine and other weight, was placed on a steel platform. The original road weight of the bus was 20,000 lbs.
"We have also managed to create an indoor fireplace, tanning beds, a mobile museum complete with display cases, recording studios and numerous other outside of the box requests. You never know what the next person is going to ask for, but that is what makes building a bus so much fun. No two buses are alike and there is always going to be new challenges around the corner," noted Hemphill.
They have done an extensive array of elaborate bus conversions. On its website, the company claims a long list of celebrity clients, including Cher, Lady Gaga, Aerosmith, George Strait, Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marilyn Manson, Korn and Pope Benedict XVI and with the U.S. Secret Service for customized buses used by President Barrack Obama for a trip to Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois in 2011.
"We were kind of blown away with the size of the doors. The system is awesome. If I ever have any other big projects to do, it will be with no one else but Schweiss. Once we figured everything out, such as the hinges and all and with all your support - I had to call Schweiss several times; Brent and Jeremy were very helpful. The people at the Bobby Hotel were blown away by the whole deal. There's never been a bus with side and rear doors opening up and on top of a hotel. It's a one-of-a-kind, we just made it happen," said Favinger.
Bobby Hotel
Bobby Hotel opened during the Spring of 2018 as an immersion into Nashville's creative community. The 144-room hotel celebrates country life with urban appeal - from the rooftop lounge complete with a vintage tour bus to Bobby's Garage, evoking Printers Alley trademark grit.
Centrally located just steps from Nashville's main music and cultural artery, the 10-story property is a refuge for artistic freedom. There's impromptu live sets, moonlit cocktails on the rooftop and biscuit breakfast with bedside journals. Bobby's Tavern features locally sourced, globally tinged fare while an alfresco café serves local brew with a side of street scene. www.bobbyhotel.com
Hemphill Brothers Coach Company
Since 1980 Hemphill Brothers Coach Company has been rolling strong. They bring a personal and customized approach to every project they work on, which is why their client's love riding with them and why they trust the company to get them wherever they need to be.
The only original parts of the bus left are the shell and front area and driver's seat and dash. Where it is situated it looks like it could be driven off the building.
Joel and Trent Hemphill have always done business as a team. They grew up playing together, singing together, and traveling together. "Trent and I grew up riding buses with our family, The Hemphill's, singing gospel music. The first bus I remember my dad owning was a 1962 Flexible." The boys learned even more about buses when their father, Joel W. Hemphill, Sr., started his own bus leasing company as a sideline in 1974. This provided the boys a solid foundation when they decided to go into the bus business for themselves in 1980.
Their fleet now includes more than 90 coaches and an unparalleled team of drivers and mechanics, and a client list that looks like a who's who roster of celebrities, musicians, sports figures, and politicians.
Joel and Trent, have appeared on Oprah, VH1-The Fabulous Life of Pop Stars, HGTV and are regularly featured on the new Travel Channel series, "Extreme RVs," with new episodes forthcoming. The two have also been on the cover of American Profile and in Billboard magazines. The company provides coach services to an extensive list of celebrities, such as Cher, Tom Hanks, Pope Benedict XVI, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez.
In 2006, and 2009 through 2012 Hemphill Brothers was presented with The Coach Company of the Year award at the annual Parnelli Awards in Las Vegas, NV. In 2013, Hemphill Brothers Coach Company was awarded the Top Dog Award by Tour Link. Trent and Joey were finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Southeast Award and nominated for 2013 Most Admired CEO by the Nashville Business Journal.
Hemphill Brothers Coach Company customized the buses that were used by President Barack Obama for a trip to Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois in 2011. Although the trip had the appearance of a presidential campaign event, it was designated an official trip by the Obama administration and was thus federally financed.
Two such buses were ordered by the United States Secret Service in 2010 at a combined cost of $2,191,960 to address security inadequacies encountered on previous such events where leased vehicles were used. The Secret Service intends to use the buses as a general asset, and they are not specifically dedicated to the President. As such, the second bus was used in a similar fashion by the Secret Service during in the 2012 presidential campaign to transport Mitt Romney. This second bus is now held, by the Secret Service as a backup vehicle.
The company operates a 28,000 square-foot conversion and maintenance facility located outside of Nashville. As part of its customizing operation, the facility maintains wood finishing and upholstery shops. The conversion operation provides a full range of customizing services to client specifications.
Despite all the accolades and success the core foundation and principles behind the Hemphill Brothers Coach Company have remained unchanged for than 30 years and the company still strives to deliver an unparalleled level of quality, comfort, safety, reliability, and client relationships. Hemphill Brothers is locate at 7471 Old Hickory Blvd, Whites Creek, TN Phone: (615) 876-9000. www.hemphillbrothers.com
In order to get additional room inside the bus, Hemphill Brothers Coach Company cut it down the center and extended the width four feet to where it is now 12 feet wide.
Castlerock Asset Management
Castlerock is a premier real estate development and asset management firm specializing in unique-and-distinctive commercial properties designed to enhance and enrich the communities they serve. Headquartered in the heart of Nashville's bustling Downtow, Castlerock brings a highly creative and sophisticated dynamic to one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, honoring the region's rich history while breaking exciting new ground. Inspired by the city's creative energy and warm, welcoming vibe, the pair formed Castlerock, investing in prime urban property with the stated mission of bringing a new level of elegance and bold, contemporary design to Nashville's vibrant hospitality scene.
About the bus
The General Motors PD-4501 Scenicruiser, manufactured exclusively by General Motors for the Greyhound Corporation, was a three-axle monocoque two-level coach used by Greyhound from July 1954 into the mid-70's. 1,001 were made between 1954 and 1956. The Scenicruiser became an icon of the American way of life due to its presence throughout the USA in cities and along highways and popularity with the traveling public.
Power for the production models was originally provided by two GM Diesel 4-71 engines of 160 HP each connected by a fluid coupling because GM had never seen the need for a V8 version of its Series 71 diesel engine. Each coach had a single three-speed manual transmission with a two-speed splitter for six forward speeds
The first design prototype for the Scenicruiser, the GX1, was a double decker with access from the lower deck and the driver seated on the upper deck. It was soon decided that a split-level design would be better because the GX1 was too tall for many Greyhound garages and lacked luggage space for 50 people. The coaches were also unusual in having 10 wheels: each rear axle had four wheels and tires but only the most forward one was active. The GX-2 had a lower level containing the driver's area and entrance with 10 seats plus a restroom on the passenger's side and an upper level with 33 more seats. The Scenicruiser was equipped with an air-ride suspension and air conditioning.
"Bus Stop," a 1956 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starred Marilyn Monroe featured in a Greyhound Scenicruiser bus.
The Bobby Hotel bus now serves as a bar and lounge and has become a major attraction and landmark for the hotel. Nearby is a rooftop pool and other places for hotel patrons to relax.
Even if it's a rainy day, the two bus doors can be opened due to the fact they provide a nice canopy that can also provide shade on a hot Tennessee day.
The two Schweiss compact hydraulic pumps that open the doors were situated 60 feet away in the swimming pool mechanical room to give maximum space inside the bus.
The Bobby Hotel also went through a major renovation with top quality restaurants, 144 spacious rooms, spa and other amenities. It is conveniently located near Nashville's historic haunts in the Destination District and Printers Alley.
The hydraulic doors can be closed very quickly when the bus is not in use. The doors seal weather tight and protect the contents within.
"Bus Stop," a 1956 American romantic comedy film for 20th Century Fox starring Marilyn Monroe in a 1956 Greyhound Scenicruiser bus identical to the one on the Hotel Bobby rooftop.
The Bobby Hotel Greyhound bus stays open for late-night parties under the stars. Its location gives a good view of the Nashville skyline.
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Bobby Hotel in Downtown Nashville features a 1956 rooftop bus with hydraulic doors
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For more than 150 years the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has served as the voice of the architecture profession and a resource to its members in service to society. Chartered in 1953, AIA Georgia consists of close to 2,000 members distributed over seven local chapters. AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and a resource to its members. The vision of the American Institute of Architects and AIA Atlanta and Georgia is Driving Positive Change through the Power of Design. |
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Schweiss Doors looks to MJ Kretsinger Digital Agency
The driving force behind a successful business depends a lot on marketing. Getting the word out in a clean, well understood and concise manner to potential clients that will prove from a marketing standpoint that you are a brand name company qualified to meet all their needs. The end result gives a customer the best product on the market for them to buy or recommend by word of mouth to their friends and other business acquaintances is paramount. |
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All about doors... Big Doors
Mike Schweiss, of Hector, Minnesota, is one focused individual. Rather than devoting time and energy to a wide variety of activities and undertakings, Mike finds fulfillment in two areas of interest - doors and horses. From his point of view, everything else is pretty much a diversion. It's been that way for much of his adult life. |
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Tennessee turntable hangar has two 48 ft. Schweiss bifold doors
Rogers, who has instrument and multi-engine ratings and a Commercial Pilot Certificate, has been flying for over a decade and for the past five years in his Piper Malibu Matrix, said he and his wife, Connie, who earned her Private Pilot Certificate this year, wanted a vacation home getaway. They especially wanted a place where they could spend time with fellow aviators and where they could live closer to their airplane. The solution to that was building a new home at Big South Airpark located in Oneida, a town in Scott County, Tennessee, less than 10 miles from the Kentucky border. |
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Pilot and wife live the Alaska airventure dream
If you want to stop in for a great meal, enjoy authentic Irish atmosphere, and choose from a selection of 36 draft Irish and English beer selections you don't have to go all the way to Ireland to do so. You'll find this all at the Blarney Stone Irish Pub in West Fargo, N.D. It features a Stone Courtyard Bar area that seats 70 people with three 19'4" x 7'11" bifold glass doors that can be opened in nice weather, rain or shine. Connected to the Courtyard is a patio area that seats another 60 people. |
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Blarney Stone Irish Pub customers of West Fargo love its three glass bifold designer doors
He currently has a 1966 Cessna 180H on big tires; a 1975 Cessna A185F on Aerocet floats in the summer and Landes Hydraulic Wheel Skis in winter; and a 1964 PA-30 Turbo Twin Comanche.He currently has a 1966 Cessna 180H on big tires; a 1975 Cessna A185F on Aerocet floats in the summer and Landes Hydraulic Wheel Skis in winter; and a 1964 PA-30 Turbo Twin Comanche. |
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Tom Green's 'star-shaped' Michigan hangar home is designed for optimum use
From the air you can see that Green's hangar home is shaped like a big star. Green said he likes the Schweiss hydraulic doors because they operate smoothly and open up about 90 degrees. They allow his planes to go in easily and will accept even bigger planes to enter his hangar. Green is a money manager and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley in Flint, Michigan. He flies mainly for pleasure now, but over the years used his planes for business as well. |
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Arizona hangar has style, from the floor to the doors, and there's more to come
You probably won't see a nicer looking hangar than the one owned by Daniel Coury of Queen Creek, Arizona. He's a loyal Schweiss Door customer, who over the past year or two has ordered 13 bifold hangar doors and speculates he will be ordering 22 more in the next two years for his five-acre development holding 31 box hangars; an ongoing project at Pegasus Airpark where he now has nine hangars completed. His modern steel 80 ft. x 100 ft. insulated show hangar has two Schweiss bifold liftstrap/autolach doors; a 70 ft. x 18.6 ft and a 60 ft. x 18 ft. tall. |
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Two more huge Schweiss bifold doors delivered at Cape Canaveral
Rocket hangar doors are not your run-of-the-mill doors; there are a lot of specialized things associated with these doors that Schweiss Doors has to conform with. Their latest orders from the Schweiss Doors factory were installed on a new steel hangar at Cape Canaveral. The largest of the two is a Bifold Liftstrap door 90 ft. wide x 61 ft. tall. The second door on that shipment is 40 ft. wide x 69 ft. tall. Each of the doors is equipped with automatic latches and are windrated to 150 mph. After they arrived at the site they were clad in 26 guage sheeting and have 4-inch blanket insulation. |
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"New" Let Your Imagination Run Wild! Schweiss easy access container unit with hydraulic doors
If you need a really easy access storage unit, Schweiss Doors has the answer. These newly designed Schweiss containers are perfect for a number of uses such as safe and secure portable sheds, workshops, a mobile office, storage for farm seed and chemicals, hunting shack, band stage, food and beverage stands; it can be used for most anything you can imagine. Custom-built from the bottom up, the new Schweiss Container with hydraulic doors and specially designed cylinders for Schweiss Doors only, is unlike any other container opening system you'll run across, and it's portable. |
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Doc B's Kitchen compares Schweiss designer door to driving a convertible
The Gold Coast location features a Schweiss one-piece hydraulic glass designer door which opens wide at the entrance to the outside where customers can also enjoy their dinners sidewalk style.
"What's unique about the door is when it's open it creates this natural canopy. You can sit right up next to the window. So if its rainy or misting outside you get the benefit of the outside visual and still have the advantage of that outdoor/indoor feel," explained Bernstein. Once I saw this door, I was attracted to it and knew it was the right fit. I fell in love with it at first sight," said Bernstein. |
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Southwest Family Farms has visions of growth to meet 50,000 acres
Stan Reiss got a first-hand introduction to Schweiss Doors after talking to owner Mike Schweiss at the Schweiss booth during the Oshkosh airshow in Wisconsin. He is now happy with his 54 ft. x 16 ft. one piece hydraulic Schweiss hangar door which he put on a new 60 ft. x 60 ft. steel building with 18 ft. sidewalls nearly four years ago. The door is windrated for 90 mph, has electric photo eye sensors and is equipped with an emergency drill-driven backup system and remote opener. |
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Baja Bush Pilots guides flyers to Mexico, whale petting and more
Fly-in trips to Mexico and other destinations from Chandler, Arizona is a service offered by Jack McCormick of Baja Bush Pilots International (BPI). Since 1996 McCormick figures he has spearheaded groups of other pilots ranging from five aircraft to 117 planes on vacation destinations that normally most pilots would not try to accomplish on their own. On the average, 20-25 pilots accompany BPI on each destination that varies from three to 10 days. |
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Mobile container Bar Pod makes its debut at the 'Big Game'
Bar Pods have only been in production for about a year for research and construction of prototypes. They made their debut at the Nightclub and Bar Convention last year in Las Vegas. They are a deluxe, all-inclusive, velocity service, waste reducing concession bar for beer, wine, or mixed drinks (or all three in one unit), on tap that can be adapted to customer needs. They are equipped with the TurboTap, a patented retrofit draft beer-dispensing device made from high-grade stainless steel that slips over the end of a standard U.S. beer faucet. |
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Designer door is precise fit for Kicking Horse Ski Resort home
Located in one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth, Golden is near six of the most stunning National Parks Canada has to offer; Banff, Glacier, Jasper, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke and Yoho. This place has long been well loved and well used by explorers, and even more recently for skiers and outdoor summer and winter enthusiasts. Situated at the base of the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, this 3,500-square-foot residence is a gathering place for an active family of five. |
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