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.