Home

Changing Face of Southern California

The Miramar, Santa Monica, Calif. / Nearest beach hotel to Los Angeles

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, Santa Monica, Calif. / Nearest beach hotel to Los Angeles

View Description

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Identifier	clloy_012
Title	The Miramar, Santa Monica, Calif. / Nearest beach hotel to Los Angeles
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1923
Subject (Topic)	Hotels--California--Santa Monica; Beaches--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 ; 14 x 9 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/
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co.
Place of Publication	Chicago
Language	eng
Description	Birds-eye view of the Miramar Hotel and Santa Monica, as the hotel was to look when completed."When completed, one wing now ready" stamped on front.
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 front, along lower edge: "Nearest beach hotel to Los Angeles"
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-96084
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection