Recently we moved to "The Maryland". Located behind Pasadena City Hall--- The Deco/Spanish (pink!) building was built in 1926--- It's all that remains of the great Maryland hotel-- built in 1903 rebuilt (in 9 months....) after a fire destroyed the main structure in 1915-- Pasadena was originally a resort town--- The Maryland was one of five
huge hotels. The Raymond, Vista Del Arroyo, Green, and The Huntington. Only The Huntington (Langham) remains in operation.... Our unit consists of what was 4 hotel rooms--- They converted one of them into a kitchen in the early fifties--- Hazle Lande lived here before us for forty years --- feisty and eccentric-- The place was loaded up with a fabulous mix--- earthy pottery, art books, 'Joy' perfume, take out containers from Jullians--- and Japanese block prints---
Grey Gardens only better--- We're told Hazel would have loved us--- which makes me happy---
Tom, if you look at Google images, the first two photos shown are of the Maryland Hotel as it was originally, and an entry from F.W. Woolworth's 1915 weblog entry about a stay there.
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