Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image of the Thompson Gravity Switchback Railroad, which traveled across the ravine between the Arcadia Hotel (not pictured) and the north side of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The Santa Monica Hotel is seen at center left of image across the bridge and a railroad track and train are seen at right.
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View of people riding the Thompson Gravity Switchback Railroad, which traveled across the ravine between the Arcadia Hotel, standing on the beach in background, and the town. The hotel is shown facing onto Ocean Avenue, with the ocean behind it.
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Image of the Santa Monica Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California, with horse-drawn wagons and buggies in front and people standing on the porch and balcony. The larger back building housed the sleeping quarters, the front building had offices and the dining room.
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A view of the Santa Monica Hotel with dirt roads and horse and horse-drawn buggy in front in Santa Monica, California.
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Image of a group of men standing on the porch of the Santa Monica Hotel on the corner of the dirt roads, Ocean Avenue and Railroad Avenue (present day Colorado Boulevard) in Santa Monica, California.
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Image of the front of the Arcadia Hotel facing east along Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California, with a courtyard and garden. The sign on the hotel says "Hotel Santa Monica." Only three of the five stories of the hotel can be seen from the east face.
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