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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
RELEASE NO. 38492 / April 10, 1997

     The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the
temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the  Exchange Act ), of over-the-counter
trading of the securities of Historic Hotel Holdings, Inc.
( HHH ), of Lake Park, Florida, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, on April 10,
1997, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on  April 23, 1997.

     The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the
securities of HHH because of questions that have been raised
about the accuracy and adequacy of publicly disseminated
information concerning, among other things, HHH s alleged
ownership of and plans to renovate, or current efforts to
acquire, a hotel; in what market HHH s securities are traded; and
HHH s alleged acquisition of a company purportedly engaged in a
business connected to the oil and gas industry.

     The Commission cautions broker-dealers, shareholders, and
prospective purchasers that they should carefully consider the
foregoing information along with all other currently available
information and any information subsequently issued by the
company.

     Further, brokers and dealers should be alert to the fact
that, pursuant to Rule 15c2-11 under the Exchange Act, at the
termination of the trading suspension, no quotation may be
entered unless and until they have strictly complied with all of
the provisions of the rule.  If any broker or dealer has any
questions as to whether or not he has complied with the rule, he
should not enter any quotation but immediately contact the staff
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.  If
any broker or dealer is uncertain as to what is required by Rule
15c2-11, he should refrain from entering quotations relating to
HHH s securities until such time as he has familiarized himself
with the rule and is certain that all of its provisions have been
met.  If any broker or dealer enters any quotation which is in
violation of the rule, the Commission will consider the need for
prompt enforcement action.

     If any broker-dealer or other person has any information
which may relate to this matter, the Miami, Florida office of the
Securities and Exchange Commission should be telephoned at (305)
982-6360.



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SUMMARY FOR NEWS DIGEST

COMMISSION ORDERS  TRADING SUSPENSION  IN SECURITIES  OF HISTORIC
HOTEL HOLDINGS, INC.

     On April 10, 1997,  the Commission announced that, pursuant

 to Section 12(k)  of the  Securities Exchange Act  of 1934,  it

 issued an order suspending trading in the

securities of Historic Hotel Holdings, Inc. ( HHH ), a Lake Park,

Florida,  based company  purportedly engaged  in the  business of

acquiring a hotel  in Sebring,  Florida, as well  as acquiring  a

company  engaged in  a  business connected  to  the oil  and  gas

industry.   The order was  issued because of  questions regarding

the  accuracy of  assertions  by HHH,  and  by others,  in  press

releases and in documents sent to investors concerning,

among  other things,  HHH's  alleged ownership  of  and plans  to

renovate, or current efforts to acquire, the Harder Hall hotel in

Sebring, Florida; in what market HHH s securities are traded; and

HHH s  acquisition   of  Boyd   Energy   Corporation  and   Alert

Manufacturing, Inc.  Pursuant  to the Commission's order, trading

in HHH s securities was  suspended for the period from  9:30 a.m.

EDT, April 10, 1997 through 11:59 p.m. EDT, on April 23, 1997.


Contact person:  Jon B. Jordan, (305) 982-6353