Visiting the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1912


Let's time-travel to 1912 and visit the Beverly Hills Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California. According to this ad that I found on the Library of Congress site, it's between Los Angeles and the sea, and it's the ideal summer resort of California.


It opened to the public on May 1st, has Mission Architecture, uses the American Plan (which means that it includes all three meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner for the length of your stay), and there's new furnishings. Sounds nice!


You can take an electric trolley from downtown Los Angeles directly to the hotel, and if you have an automobile you can take a nice drive on Wilshire Boulevard [looks like that was a typo] to the beach. Or you can just go play golf at the convenient Los Angeles Country Club.


Of course, you can just enjoy the quiet, or you can enjoy all summer gayeties (the term just meant cheerful stuff back then, nothing more, just to clarify). Of course there's horseback riding, tennis, and also weekly informal dances. There's music daily, golf, billiards, and pool.

Tennis. Long pants and long dresses are appropriate.

Canoeing. Not sure exactly where this was done. Seems like canoeing on the ocean would be kinda tricky! I think I'd rather be on one of those sailboats.

Not exactly sure what's going on here - a game with hoops of some sort. If you know, please tell me and I'll update the post.


Fishing. Remember that in 1912 this is what you wore.

Hiking. There was still a lot of natural scenery around there in 1912.

Golf. Looks like a 3-wood to break a window from this distance. Fore!


Under personal supervision of its owner Margaret J. Anderson. Write for terms to Beverley [another typo] Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Cal.

Thank you for visiting the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1912 with me!



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