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Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in the city of Coronado, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego, California.A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre—the wooden Victorian beach resort—it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970 [4] and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Coronado, California. / 32.67806°N 117.17250°W / 32.67806; -117.17250. Coronado ( Spanish for "Crowned") is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, United States, across San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. [ 5] It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890.
Formerly an independent naval air station, NOLF Imperial Beach is located in the city of Imperial Beach, on the U.S.-Mexico border, 10 miles (16 km) south of NAS North Island. The air station was known as Ream Field in the 1950s and 1960s. NAS North Island resembles a small city in its facility content and its operations.
John Diedrich Spreckels (August 16, 1853 – June 7, 1926), the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The entrepreneur 's many business ventures included the Hotel del Coronado and the San Diego and Arizona ...
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is a high-rise hotel complex in San Diego, in the U.S. state of California, composed of two towers. The towers are the third- and tenth-tallest buildings in the city. Developed by Doug Manchester, and owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, [ 6][ 7] the taller tower stands as the highest waterfront building on the West ...
Lottie A. Bernard. Known for. Ghost of the Hotel del Coronado. Kate Morgan ( c. 1864 – November 28, 1892) was an American woman who died under mysterious circumstances, and is thought by locals to now haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. She was buried at nearby Mount Hope Cemetery in Division 5, Section 1.
Real estate mogul. Known for. Co-founding the Hotel del Coronado. Board member of. Coronado Beach Company, San Diego Electric Railway Company, Spouse. Isabella Graham Babcock. Elisha Spurr Babcock (May 1, 1848 – September 1, 1922) was an industrialist, tycoon, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is most famous for founding the Hotel del Coronado .
Geography. Ocean Beach lies on the Pacific Ocean at the estuary of the San Diego River, at the western terminus of Interstate 8. Located about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of downtown San Diego, it sits south of Mission Bay and Mission Beach and directly north of Point Loma. The O.B. community planning area comprises about 1 square mile (742 acres ...