The Secondary School Quad used to be...
the Hotel Lobby.
"Built within its own private park of twenty-one acres. The Ambassador, Southern California's Newest and most distinctive hotel, crowns a rolling mesa in the very heart of the beautiful residential district of Los Angeles- a veritable cascade in Spain come true. Every room frames a glorious picture of the Sierras, and the tang of the Pacific nearby assures wondrous nights of peaceful sleep."
-This description is from an advertisement about the hotel in comparison to the other Ambassador Hotels of the time: Santa Barbara, New York and Atlantic City.
Ambassador advertisement from 1921
(Tom Zimmerman Collection)
-This description is from an advertisement about the hotel in comparison to the other Ambassador Hotels of the time: Santa Barbara, New York and Atlantic City.
Ambassador advertisement from 1921
(Tom Zimmerman Collection)