San Diego county real estate
City: Coronado Island
Coronado Island is one of the preferred spots to live in San Diego.
On a peninsula between the San Diego Bay and Pacific Ocean, it
can be accessed via the San Diego- Coronado Bay Bridge.
Pictured beyond the marina is the red roofed Chart House Restaurant
(now called something else) and high rise town homes.
The famed Hotel del Coronado was built in 1888. Two men, H.L.
Story and Elisha Babcock purchased the entire Coronado peninsula
for $110,000, envisioning a transformation of sage brush and dunes.
Hotel del made headlines around the world as it was fitted with
electric lights.
Built prior to construction of the Hotel del Coronado, Chart
House (above) served as a model for the hotel. Enthusiastically
received for its architectural esthetics, the Del was then built.
Dignitaries and stars have vacationed at the resort as well as
been featured in movies filmed there such as Some Like it
Hot with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. Hotel Del
offers exquisite Sunday brunches, unique books and a walking history
tour with photos and memorabilia exhibited throughout the main
building. A beautiful public golf course with a view of the bay
and a visit to Hotel del Coronado and its lovely beach is on your
list of things to do when you visit San Diego. The hotel has some
elegant restaurants and a scrumptious Sunday Brunch.
The Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum visited and may have designed
chandeliers in hotel 1904
Glenn Curtiss flew 1st hydroplane launched from a ship anchored
just off the hotel's shores 1911
The Prince of Wales visited the hotel during a round-the-world
cruise. 1920
Charles Lindbergh's gala dinner for his historic transatlantic
flight - Spirit of St. Louis 1927
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to The Del several times
during his presidency 1928
Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.filmed
at Hotel del 1958
President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz was the guest of President Richard
Nixon at state dinner 1970
Hotel became a National Historic Landmark 1977
The Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole was filmed at there 1980
Ronald Reagan held a summit in 1982 for Mexican president Miguel
de la Madrid 1982
Centennial Gala, with performances by top entertainers 1984
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