Woman in traditional Mexican dress in front of Hotel Playa de Ensenada, Ensenada, 1931
Description
Woman in traditional Mexican dress standing in doorway in front of Hotel Playa de Ensenada, with wooden door, tiled wall and step, and large ceramic pot, 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., Handwritten at edge of negative: AB551 - P24