El Rancho Hotel & Motel
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°W |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Joe Massagalia |
| Architectural style | Other |
| MPS | Downtown Gallup MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002222[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 1988 |
El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, is an historic 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.
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[2]
History
It opened in 1937 as a base for movie productions. Employees were trained by the Fred Harvey Company.[3]
With the opening of Interstate 40, the property fell into decline. Armand Ortega bought and restored the property.[3]
Famous guests
Headquarters for films
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Trail of the Ancients. New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ a b El Rancho Hotel-Route 66: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Rancho Hotel & Motel.
- Historic El Rancho Hotel
- El Rancho Hotel at About.com
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in McKinley County, New Mexico
- Gallup, New Mexico
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Hotels established in 1937
- Motels in the United States
- U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico
- Visitor attractions along U.S. Route 66
- Visitor attractions in McKinley County, New Mexico
- National Register of Historic Places in McKinley County, New Mexico