The Pickwick Hotel in Anaheim
historic place
The Pickwick Hotel, a historic place in Orange County, California, was originally known as the El Torre Hotel. It was built in 1926 by the Pickwick and Motor Transit Companies for $110,000. The hotel was designed by architect M. Eugene Durfee and was located at 225 South Los Angeles Street, which later became Anaheim Boulevard. The land for the hotel was leased from Fred C. Rimpau. In 1929, the name was changed to the Pickwick Hotel. This Spanish Colonial Revival style building served as a first-rate hotel, a restaurant, and a bus terminal for the Pickwick Stage Lines. The Pickwick Hotel was the only Spanish Revival hotel constructed in Anaheim during the 1920s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1979. Despite its historical designation, the Pickwick Hotel was torn down in June 1988 as part of a redevelopment project. The site of the Pickwick Hotel represents a significant period in Anaheim's commercial and transportation history.