Windermere Hotel on a bluff in Santa Monica, [s.d.]

Photograph of the Windermere Hotel on a bluff in Santa Monica, [s.d.]. The hotel is at center and is on top of a steep rocky cliff. The hotel is a large, light colored building with two large towers at center. It is surrounded by a variety of trees and bushes, as well a several smaller buildings. At the base of the cliff, a line of utility poles runs parallel to a paved road. The road is densely lined with early-model automobiles. A small "U"-shaped building is in the foreground and a row of small prefabricated buildings adjoins it at left. The edge of the sandy beach is visible in the foreground at left, and several beach-goers are making their way across it. Legible signs include, from left to right, "Santa Monica Garage", "For Sale or Lease", "For Sale or Lease This choice ocean frontage extending to tidewater in heart of new amusement center 10 lots [?] 500 feet [?] Municipal Pier Investment Co. Room 332, Security Building, Los Angeles", "Lunch Room", "Hot Lunches", "Ice Cream", "Casino Bazaar", and "Ice Cream Sandwiches 5¢".

本件为摄于圣莫尼卡（Santa Monica）陡崖之上的温德米尔酒店（Windermere Hotel）老照片，拍摄日期不详。画面中心为该酒店，其坐落于陡峭的岩石悬崖之巅，是体量庞大的浅色建筑，中央设有两座高耸塔楼。酒店周边环绕各类林木灌丛，另有数座小型附属建筑。悬崖底部，一排公用杆（utility poles）与一条铺装公路并行延伸，公路两侧密集停放着早期款式的汽车。前景处设有一座小型U形建筑，其左侧紧邻一排小型预制装配式建筑（prefabricated buildings）。画面左侧的前景区域可见沙滩岸线，数名海滩游客正穿行于此。可见清晰招牌从左至右依次为："圣莫尼卡车库（Santa Monica Garage）"、"待售或出租"、"待售或出租：这片优质滨海地块直达潮间带，位于新兴娱乐中心核心区域，共10块地块[?] 500英尺[?] 市政码头投资公司，洛杉矶安全大厦332室"、"午餐室"、"热餐供应"、"冰淇淋"、"赌场集市（Casino Bazaar）"、"冰淇淋三明治5美分"。