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| Hotel Del Coronado's first electric Christmas tree, 1904 |
FESTIVE DEL—Nothing says happy holidays more than a trip to the
Hotel Del Coronado to check out the giant lobby tree and/or “do” brunch.
The
vintage shot posted here was taken in 1904 when the hotel staff installed Tom Edison's new
fangled electric lights on a nearby tree.
Little did they know what they started as a recent photo of the
venerable (1888) inn shows.
Image: Recent: Phyllis Shess; Vintage: San Diego
Home/Garden Lifestyles magazine via San Diego History Center.
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