View of the Colorado Street bridge, lampposts, and the Vista del Arroyo Hotel in Pasadena, California. The hotel was converted to a hospital in 1943, and the original envelope said "hospital" so it's possible the building was in use as the McCornack General Hospital at the time this photograph was made. "Vista del Arroyo Hotel from Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena, Cal. 806" and "Brookwell Photo"--text, on negative. Title transcribed from negative; date devised by cataloger based on historical operation of Brookwell Photo. The Vista del Arroyo played a particularly prominent role in the 1930s social life of Pasadena, as it was the newest and grandest of Pasadena's resorts. In 1943, the War Department acquired the hotel complex, converting its use to a hospital and offices for the U.S. Army. Originally known as the Pasadena Area Station Hospital, it was later renamed as McCornack General Hospital. In 1949, the hospital was deactivated. (militarymuseum.org)
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1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 11.2 x 16.8 cm
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