This hotel is still, I believe, standing and is a fairly fancy
"mission style" structure. If this sort of topic interests you
consider joining the Society for Commercial Archaeology - a really
fine group with an excellent newsletter and journal.
At 04:56 PM 3/5/2002 -0800, you wrote:
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>was built by Los Angeles architect Arthur Hienemen in 1925 just north of =
>San Luis Obispo, California. It is said he also invented the term for =
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>Anne Stoll
>Statistical Research, Inc.
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University of Pennsylvania Museum
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