Friday, September 1, 2023

WILL OUR BELOVED EL JARDIN HOTEL RECOVER FROM DECAY?

From the editor: El Jardin Hotel has always been a mystical place for me.  Like many of you, I've fallen for every plan for revitalization, whether from a bow-legged rich man or local housing entities.

A very close friend of mine, two decades my senior, served as a bellman at the old hotel until its demise.

So, with a heavy heart, I took these photos in 2016.  Did I walk past "No Trespassing" signs?

Who the Hell remembers everything they did 7 years ago?

Anyway:











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