El Cortez is a condominium building in San Diego, California. Built from 1926 to 1927, El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of …

Built in 1926, the El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego and advertised an "ultra-modern apartment hotel" that was sure to be the "IT" place as one might say today. And it was, for …

2014年12月24日 · It was the tallest building in San Diego. Designed by Walker and Eisen Architects in Spanish Renaissance style, the $2 million project was built atop the site of …

2022年12月13日 · The El Cortez Apartment Hotel, or simply the El Cortez, opened for business in San Diego on November 23, 1927. The main 12-story building, with 15-story tower, is flanked …

When the El Cortez was inaugurated in 1927, over 50,000 people, a third of the population of San Diego, attended. This website documents its history from the El Cortez's construction as a …

The El Cortez Hotel, inspired by Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, opens on Thanksgiving Day. El Cortez was financed by Richard T. Robinson, Jr. and designed by architects Albert R. …

2000年1月1日 · Sitting atop the rise on Seventh Avenue and Ash Street, the El Cortez Hotel no longer dominates the neighborhood known as Cortez Hill with a “commanding beauty” that …

Named after the "imposing" El Cortez Apartment Hotel, the El Cortez Area encompasses a geographic section of San Diego which rises from around a 25 feet elevation along Front …

El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, Calif. Description. Built on the site of the U.S. Grant, Jr. home on Ash Street, the hotel was the tallest building (at 310 feet) in San Diego from its opening in 1927 …