CIRCA 1920’S
Booklet
HOTEL DEL MONTE
Monterey County
CALIFORNIA
[2 GOLF COURSES]

 

DESCRIPTION: Circa 1920’s [based on autos] Booklet [brochure, pamphlet] HOTEL DEL MONTE Monterey County, CALIFORNIA; [color]  cover; single sheet folded three times into 16 panels measuring approximately 13-1/2 inches by 5-3/4 inches open and 3-1/4 inches by  5-3/4 inches closed; map; 17 photographic illustrations.

CONDITION: VERY GOOD PLUS collectable condition in a clear sleeve for protection with a stiff backing board] [Please see scans]

HISTORY: The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During World War II, it closed, and the building was leased to the United States Navy. It first was used by the Navy as a school where enlisted men spent the second, third, and fourth months of an 11-month course being trained as electronic technicians. Later the Hotel Del Monte became the Naval Postgraduate School.

Charles Crocker, one of California's Big Four railroad barons, established the resort through Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, Pacific Improvement Company, and opened the first hotel June 3, 1880. The first true resort complex in the United States, it was an immediate success. Nearby, along Monterey Bay, was a railroad depot where the Del Monte (named for the hotel) served patrons arriving by train.

The property extended south and southeast of the hotel and included gardens, parkland, polo grounds, a race track, and a golf course. Originally used for hunting and other outdoor activities, the hotel's property became Pebble Beach, an unincorporated resort community, and the world-famous Pebble Beach Golf Links. The famous 17-Mile Drive was designed as a local excursion for visitors to the Del Monte to take in the historic sights of Monterey and Pacific Grove and the scenery of what would become Pebble Beach. The hotel became popular with the wealthy and influential of the day, and guests included Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway as well as many early Hollywood stars.

SHIPPING: All paper items [broadsides, labels, pamphlets, brochures, photos, etc.] and small thin objects that are 1/4 of an inch thick or less are shipped inside an eBay stiff hardboard sleeve by USPS Ground Advantage INSURED [unless other arrangements have been made with seller].
[MS – B2 (code to locate the item)]