Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Book Shelf: Coronado Beach, San Diego, 1900

This 40-page promotional brochure touted the attractions of Coronado Beach (especially The Hotel Del Coronado) in 1900.




[Coronado Beach, California. Source: Internet Archive, Contributor: Library of Congress, Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation]

Note that hunting and fishing were prominently listed among the activities available to visitors.



And golf.

[Coronado Beach, California. Source: Internet Archive, Contributor: Library of Congress, Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation]


To read more about the Hotel Del Coronado, here is the Wikipedia entry.


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