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goodolmike ([personal profile] goodolmike) wrote2010-09-21 03:58 pm

El Cortez

I kinda worked through lunch today, but I had to sneak out of the building for at least a short walk.

I wound up listening to bTalk and hiking up to the El Cortez hotel...

El Cortez Hotel

The El Cortez was totally redone a few years ago. Before that, it was completely run down. I don't know much more about it, but I bet it has an interesting history.

It's certainly spooky looking. And beautiful.

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[identity profile] andybr.livejournal.com 2010-09-22 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
There was a mass murder there in 1958

[identity profile] andybr.livejournal.com 2010-09-22 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually no I fibbed. It was more interesting to say than "gee what a big one" building that is
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[identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com 2010-09-23 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
I agree. It was fun to think there was a mass murder. Oh well...

[identity profile] titoagogo.livejournal.com 2010-09-22 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
That's where they had the first Comic Con.
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[identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com 2010-09-22 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
That's random. I guess there weren't a lot of hotels to choose from back then.

Oh, actually, looks like it was where one of the first Comic-cons were. Apparently The US Grant was host to Comic-con #1.