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Order Number	00078551
Title	Raymond Hotel
Studio	Bertrand Photo.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	South Pasadena-Hotels-Raymond Hotel; A-006-525 4x5
Date	Circa 1890?
Physical Description	1 photographic print :color ;13 x 21 cm. on board 13 x 22 cm.
Description	View of the Raymond Hotel looking at the western facade and its landscaped grounds. Two women, one with an umbrella, stand on a path by an outbuilding. The landscaped grounds consist of cacti and other xeric plants. The photograph is a black and white print that has been hand tinted. Located in South Pasadena, 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.
Subject	Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.). Hotels--California--Pasadena. Hotels--Landscape architecture--California--Pasadena. Xeriscaping--California--Pasadena. Drought-tolerant plants--California--Pasadena. Raymond, W.(Walter). Pasadena (Calif.). South Pasadena (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection