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Originally Posted by rcarlton
Built in 1913, the sleek Hotel Stowell, at 414-416-418 S. Spring St., would fit into the second lot south of the Union Trust Bldg. The Hotel Stowell would later be known as the El Dorado.
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Great post on the Stowell. I will forever call it the Stowell, since
Nathan Stowell is important, dammit. (We basically "owe" him Los Angeles since he was the one who figured out how to irrigate the thing.) They recently painted over the Stowell
ghost sign...
But let's not forget it was called The Earle from 1950-55 when owned by the Milner chain. Noirish snap from my collection:
