Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles 1930s 1925 Alistair K

Alistair K

he and the restaurant staff protected resistance fighters at the same time as its reputation for fine dining spread

and still is

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Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles 1930s 1925 Alistair KThe Hollywood film industry was still in its infancy when the Biltmore Hotel opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1923. Built by hotels magnate John McEntee Bowman, he said the opulent and lavishly decorated property was a statement to the rest of the world that Los Angeles had arrived as an American metropolis. It was the most expensive hotel of its era it cost ten million dollars to build and its architecture was inspired by the Spanish and French