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Airport Marina Hotel

1962 establishments in CaliforniaAmfacBoutique hotelsDefunct hotels in Los AngelesHotel buildings completed in 1962
Hotels in Los AngelesShopping malls on the Westside, Los AngelesWelton Becket buildingsWestchester, Los Angeles

The Airport Marina Hotel was an 800-room, first-class hotel located at the 8601 Lincoln Boulevard at the southwest corner of Manchester Avenue, in Westchester, Los Angeles, near Los Angeles International Airport. Its architect was Welton Becket; it was completed in December 1962 and opened in January 1963. At opening it had a shopping center with Joseph Magnin, a specialty department store, pharmacy, drugstore, bank and a 32-lane bowling alley. Hawaii-based Amfac bought the hotel (which by then had grown to 800 rooms) and shopping center leasehold in 1968 for $3.7 million and a share of future profits. Amfac started operating them in January 1969 under their Fred Harvey division. The hotel was later known as the Furama Hotel, then (as of 2016) Custom Hotel. The grounds are now the site of the Playa de Oro apartment complex (with ground floor retail), while the tower continues operating as a boutique hotel, the Hotel June (8639 Lincoln).

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Airport Marina Hotel
West Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles

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90293 Los Angeles
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