Hotel Coronado, St Louis 1920s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Daniel Nichols

Daniel Nichols

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The advantages of the Sunset Route were that unlike the other two

(1889-1958) was one of America's most famous illustrators

Darden welcomed people without regard to race (not always a popular choice in the south at the time)

Hotel Coronado, St Louis 1920s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Daniel NicholsThe Hotel Coronado, an ornate and historic building designed by St Louis architect Preston J. Bradshaw, opened in 1923. It was named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado who led an expedition into the American southwest in 1540 41. He had heard rumors of seven fabled cities where the houses were made of gold. They did not exist, of course, but one of his scouting parties discovered the Grand Canyon. During Prohibition, the hotel