Built by Conrad Hilton in 1955 at the busy Beverly Hills intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards, the stately white building plays host to nearly 175 red carpet events a year, including The Golden Globe Awards, in the International Ballroom. The hallways are filled with black-and-white photographs of stars from Marilyn Monroe to Esther Williams, and every president from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton stayed in the hotel's Presidential Suite.