Aztec Hotel
Aztec Hotel | |
 Part of the facade of the hotel | |
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| Location | 311 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°9′6″N 118°0′18″W / 34.15167°N 118.00500°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Robert Stacy-Judd |
| Architectural style | Mayan Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000691[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
The Aztec Hotel is a historical landmark building in Monrovia, in the San Gabriel Valley, California. The hotel is an example of Mayan Revival architecture still in existence. It was designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd, and built on U.S. Route 66 in 1924. The hotel was closed for renovations in 2012. [2]
The hotel has a revivalist style that mixes an abstraction from Maya architecture sources along with art deco and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.[3]
The Aztec Hotel was designated a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The hotel's owners began restoration to preserve as much of the original ornamentation as possible in 2000 under the National Park Service's Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.[4]
The hotel was featured in the 2009 romantic comedy Spooner. Scenes were filmed in front of the hotel as well as many interior scenes showing the lobby, bar, hallways and inside one of the rooms.
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Historic Aztec Hotel in Monrovia could reopen in 2015
- ^ Flickr:Aztec Hotel gallery. accessed 4/11/2010.
- ^ "Aztec Hotel, Monrovia, California". Route 66: Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- Further reading
- Gebhard, David and Peres, Anthony. Robert Stacy-Judd: Maya Architecture and the Creation of a New Style. Capra Press. 1993.
- Ingle, Marjorie I. The Mayan Revival Style: Art Deco Mayan Fantasy. University of New Mexico Press. 1989.
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