A ca. 1900
photochrom of the
Hotel del Coronado, a beachfront luxury
hotel in the city of
Coronado, California, just across the
San Diego Bay from
San Diego. When it opened in 1888, it was the largest
resort hotel in the world, and the first to utilize electric lighting. The hotel has been featured in numerous films, including
Some Like It Hot, which was released on March 29, 1959.Image credit:
Detroit Publishing Co.