Photograph of the Windermere Hotel on a bluff in Santa Monica, [s.d.]. The hotel is at center and is on top of a steep rocky cliff. The hotel is a large, light colored building with two large towers at center. It is surrounded by a variety of trees and bushes, as well a several smaller buildings. At the base of the cliff, a line of utility poles runs parallel to a paved road. The road is densely lined with early-model automobiles. A small "U"-shaped building is in the foreground and a row of small prefabricated buildings adjoins it at left. The edge of the sandy beach is visible in the foreground at left, and several beach-goers are making their way across it. Legible signs include, from left to right, "Santa Monica Garage", "For Sale or Lease", "For Sale or Lease This choice ocean frontage extending to tidewater in heart of new amusement center 10 lots [?] 500 feet [?] Municipal Pier Investment Co. Room 332, Security Building, Los Angeles", "Lunch Room", "Hot Lunches", "Ice Cream", "Casino Bazaar", and "Ice Cream Sandwiches 5¢".
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
