Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
View of swimmers and sunbathers at the pool and sand area of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, with a sign "Ambassador Lido Club, Feminine Conditioning," on the building at right and a ping pong table visible.
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An elevated view of a swimming event at the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There are four swimmers in the pool, which has diving platforms at one end and bleachers filled with spectators on each of the long sides.
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SCE [Annual Meeting] at the Ambassador Hotel - "1957 - A Year of Progress and Opportunities" [plus 7 variants]
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Date built: 1919? Architect: Hunt, Myron Description: Interior views of department store located inside the Ambassador Hotel.
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Manuscripts
Approx. 12 items: material on the Nadeau Hotel / Nadeau Block (constructed in 1882); original program, "Fifth Annual Dominos Dinner Dance, 'Cocoanut Grove,' The Ambassador, Los Angeles," 4/22/1935 ; LAT article copy, 1/13/1936, "Rediscovering Los Angeles," on the United States Hotel, built in 1866 ; two LAT article copies on the razing of the Bella Union Hotel (a.k.a. St. Charles Hotel), 1940; brochure, "The Biltmore Hotel..." ca. 1975; luncheon menu / program, Hotel Bonaventure 5th anniversary, 3/3/1982.
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View of the Westlake Hotel at 720 Westlake Avenue in Los Angeles, near what was called Westlake Park. A sign says "The Westlake Hotel" on the roof edge. A boy plays in the dirt street in front.
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