Identifier	clloy_010
Title	Hotel Miramar
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1950
Subject (Topic)	Hotels--California--Santa Monica; Landscape architecture--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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Fidelity Card Co.
Place of Publication	7374 Beverly, Los Angeles 36.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Miramar Hotel, with landscaped grounds with palm trees in the foreground. Hotel Miramar signs are at the entrance and the top of the building
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.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "Overlooking the blue Pacific and with a lovely outdoor pool as well, the Hotel Miramar is one of the beautiful landmarks of famous Santa Monica, California."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 244
Additional Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection