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Old Posted Dec 4, 2009, 9:12 AM
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Hotel Melrose

One of my favorite Bunker Hill landmarks: the old Hotel Melrose (1882-1957), 130 South Grand Avenue.


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The Melrose and its next-door neighbor, the Hotel Richelieu.


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Old and 'new' Melrose...


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120 South Grand:


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Note proximity to other downtown landmarks:


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View of Los Angeles from the Hotel Melrose, circa 1914:

Looking east:


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Toward the southeast (c. 1905):


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If you could stand on the front porch of the Melrose today, and look across the street, this is what you'd see. (You probably recognize the location better now.)


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Check-out time, 1957.


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Posted to my blog here.

Last edited by Los Angeles Past; Dec 25, 2017 at 5:38 AM. Reason: Repaired broken image links
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