The hotel, which opened on Dec. 31, 1927, featured a 60-foot Renaissance-inspired bell tower which dominated the landscape and offered a view over the entire valley. The hotel was aptly christened El Mirador—Spanish for “the lookout.”
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The hotel, which opened on Dec. 31, 1927, featured a 60-foot Renaissance-inspired bell tower which dominated the landscape and offered a view over the entire valley. The hotel was aptly christened El Mirador—Spanish for “the lookout.”