Home

Changing Face of Southern California

The Miramar Hotel and grounds, Santa Monica, California

Reference URL

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

The Miramar Hotel and grounds, Santa Monica, California

View Description

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Identifier	clloy_009
Title	The Miramar Hotel and grounds, Santa Monica, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1943
Subject (Topic)	Hotels--California--Santa Monica; Gardens--California--Santa Monica;
Subject (Name)	Miramar Hotel (Santa Monica, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Santa Monica (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Tichnor Art Company
Place of Publication	L.A. (i.e. Los Angeles)
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Miramar Hotel and grounds, with trees and benches around a garden and lawn area.
Historical Background	The original Miramar Hotel was the home of Santa Monica co-founder John P. Jones. Built in 1888, the three story Victorian mansion included 17 bedrooms. In the 1920s the home was remodeled and enlarged and opened as the Miramar Hotel in 1921. The portion of the hotel that comprised of Jones' original home was demolished in the 1930s. Bungalows that opened to the pool area were added to the hotel in 1938. In 1989, in celebration of the hotel's 100th anniversary, a 33 million dollar renovation began, continuing into the 1990s. The bungalows that once lined the pool area were demolished and replaced with luxury one and two-story suites, and the old Ocean Avenue exit was moved and a new entrance created at 101 Wilshire Boulevard. The hotel was renamed the "Fairmont Miramar Hotel" when Fairmont Hotels and Resorts began managing the hotel in 1999.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 136509; Series number: T249
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection