Still in a Rosslyn state of mind, I thought I'd post a few more articles and photos.
The Rosslyn underwent many expansions and changes over the years. At one point I think 7 stories were added, then destroyed by fire, and then removed. Anyway, here's an 1917 article about the major early expansion, which made it the 4th largest hotel in the world. This is the
original Rosslyn location on Main between 4th and 5th.
http://search.proquest.com/hnplatime...ccountid=11124
While preparing for my visit yesterday I was surprised by the number of suicides, murders, and other crimes that I found. I guess it makes sense though, since the place was around for about a century and had 1100 rooms at its peak.
On December 16, 1906 a "rich madman" brandishing 2 revolvers robbed the desk clerk.
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The first documented suicide seems to have taken place in 1912. From the L.A. Times, dated December 10, 1912.
http://search.proquest.com/hnplatime...ccountid=11124
A man jumped from the roof in 1920. Looks like the expansion discussed in the 1917 Times story had not begun yet. I think the graphic was posted here long ago, but not the L.A. Times story.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...G-ROS-002?v=hr
http://search.proquest.com/hnplatime...ccountid=11124