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Cecil Hotel (San Diego)

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The Cecil Hotel, also known as Hotel Cecil and formerly known as the Crane Hotel, opened in 1912 as the first steel frame structure in San Diego and the only class A, fireproof building in the city. It operated until 1931 when the hotel moved to the C Street location of the Hotel Polhemus.

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Cecil Hotel (San Diego)
6th Street, Coronado

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N 32.6914 ° E -117.176 °
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6th Street 1107
92118 Coronado
California, United States
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