El Rancho Hotel & Motel
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El Rancho Hotel
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| Location: | Gallup, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates: | 35°31′46.32″N 108°43′17.84″W / 35.5295333°N 108.7216222°WCoordinates: 35°31′46.32″N 108°43′17.84″W / 35.5295333°N 108.7216222°W |
| Built: | 1936 |
| Architect: | Joe Massagalia |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Downtown Gallup MRA |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87002222[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 14, 1988 |
El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, is an hisotric hotel, built by the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. It is located on old U.S. Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.
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History [edit]
It opened in 1937, as a base for movie productions. Employees were trained by the Fred Harvey Company.[2]
With the opening of Interstate 40, the property fell into decline. Armand Ortega, bought and restored the property.[3]
Famous guests [edit]
Headquarters for films [edit]
- The Bad Man 1940
- Sundown 1941
- The Desert Song 1942
- Song of the Nile 1944
- Four Faces West & Colorado Territory 1947-1948
- Streets of Laredo 1948
- Rocky Mountain 1950
- The Big Carnival 1950 (AKA Ace in the Hole)
- New Mexico 1950
- Fort Defiance 1950
- Raton Pass 1951
- Fort Massacre 1957
- A Distant Trumpet 1963
- The Hallelujah Trail 1964
References [edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/el_rancho_hotel_gallup.html
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/el_rancho_hotel_gallup.html
External links [edit]
- Historic El Rancho Hotel
- El Rancho Hotel at About.com
