Woman looking over back of chair at the Hotel Playa de Ensenada, Ensenada, 1931
Description
Unidentified woman wearing sleeveless dress, pearl necklace, wide bracelet, and ring, looking over the back of upholstered armchair, in the interior of the Hotel Playa de Ensenada, 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., Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Ensenada Mex., new hotel owners Bedell Hervey, Jack Dempsey etc., 1931, 2113-2120, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.