Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, 1915 1900s For modesty sake

For modesty sake

because a giant neon pig was erected on the roof and could be seen for miles around

Known as the Sydney Ducks

Drawn by the falling franc and the free-flowing booze –Prohibition was in full force in the US – the rich and the carefree enjoyed a joyous

who played for The Who

Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, 1915 1900s For modesty sakeThe Hotel Alexandria, opened on February 12, 1906 as an 8 story luxury hotel in downtown Los Angeles. It was sold in 1919 to the builders of the nearby Ambassador Hotel. The hotel was the most luxurious in Los Angeles for a number of years until the construction of the Biltmore Hotel three blocks west in 1923. The Ambassador Hotels System sold the hotel in 1927, and it was sold again in 1930, before going bankrupt and closing in 1932. The hotel's gold