Woman in fringed shawl on balcony of the Hotel Playa Ensenada , Ensenada, 1931

Description

Unidentified woman wearing fringed shawl on balcony at 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.