Title supplied by cataloger. A group of people sit under a hanging light fixture in the luxurious and spacious lobby of the Raymond Hotel. The beamed ceiling is decorated with painted motifs. An elevator is directly behind the seated group and large staircases behind the elevator and on both sides lead to the upper floors. The reception desk is to the left of the front doors. The floor is carpeted and spitoons stand close to several chairs. Located in South Pasadena, the Raymond Hotel was the first major resort hotel of the San Gabriel Valley and was only opened from December to April. It was built by Mr. Walter Raymond of Raymond & Whitcomb Travel Agency of Boston, Mass. and sat atop Bacon Hill which lies between Pasadena and South Pasadena. Bacon Hill was renamed Raymond Hill with the opening of the hotel in 1886. The hotel burned down in 1895 and was replaced by a second Raymond Hotel in 1903.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.) Hotels--California--Pasadena Hotel lobbies--California--Pasadena Raymond, W.(Walter) Pasadena (Calif.) South Pasadena (Calif.)
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