Couple seated in front of the Hotel Playa Ensenada, Ensenada, 1931

Description

31.8582956146596, -116.61874651908874, Couple seated on bench with decorative tile and urn in front of brick-paved entrance to the Hotel Playa Ensenada. Later known as the Hotel Riviera del Pacifico, the hotel opened on October 31, 1930. 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.