Sunset from Hotel Playa de Ensenada, Ensenada, 1931

Description

View of sunset over ocean, with woman on curved walkway in foreground, palm trees, lampposts, and small group of people in midground, ship on ocean in background, The Hotel Playa Ensenada opened on October 31, 1930. Later known as the Hotel Riviera del Pacifico, it was an elegant gambling casino developed by the North American Compañía Mexicana del Rosarito. The architect was Gordon E. Mayer. The hotel was closed and partly demolished in 1964. Partly rebuilt in 1978, the hotel was reopened as the Centro Social, Cívico y Cultural de Ensenada, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Bartlett 2113-2121 Ensenada, Baja Calif. Playa de Ensenada 1931, Handwritten at edge of negative: 2120