Hotel del Coronado

The Hotel del Coronado is a luxury hotel in the City of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is located immediately behind the beach, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest beach resort on the North American Pacific Coast.

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Hotel - Coronado - San Diego Bay - San Diego - California - Pacific Ocean

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Construction of the hotel began in March 1887 and was finished just 11 months later in February 1888 at the cost of one million dollars. Labor was provided largely by Chinese immigrants from San Francisco and Oakland.

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March - 1887 - February - 1888 - San Francisco - Oakland

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The hotel was built as a premiere resort for the wealthy. It is one of the oldest and largest all-wooden buildings in California and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.

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Resort - California - National Historic Landmark - 1977

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The hotel has hosted a variety of notable guests, including Thomas Edison, L Frank Baum, and Charles Lindbergh. There is some speculation that Wallis, Duchess of Windsor was introduced to Edward VIII at the hotel. The following presidents have stayed at the hotel: Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

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Thomas Edison - L Frank Baum - Charles Lindbergh - Wallis, Duchess of Windsor - Edward VIII - Presidents - Benjamin Harrison - William McKinley - William Howard Taft - Woodrow Wilson - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Dwight D. Eisenhower - John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson - Richard Nixon - Gerald R. Ford - Jimmy Carter - Ronald Reagan - George H. W. Bush - Bill Clinton - George W. Bush

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Another famous resident of the hotel is the purported ghost of Kate Morgan. In 1892, she checked into room 3312, to meet with her estranged husband Tom, but he never arrived. She was found dead on the beach four days later. While initially declared a suicide, forensic evidence processed over a century later revealed she was shot.

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The hotel has appeared in several films, including Some Like it Hot, The Stunt Man, and My Blue Heaven.

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Some Like it Hot - The Stunt Man - My Blue Heaven

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