The San Gorgonio Inn, located at 150 E. Ramsay St. in Banning, CA, originally opened in 1884 as the Bryant House. Visitors, which included President Benjamin Harrison, would arrive by stagecoach. It was renamed the San Gorgonio Inn in the 1920s, and was completely gutted by fire in 1930.
It was redesigned and rebuilt in 1931, and after decades of being used as an Inn and restaurant, it briefly was passed down to one of the chefs, after the owners died. The chef sold it, and it briefly turned into a strip club. After a public outcry, the chef bought it back, but he couldn't bring it back to its former reputation or glory. It closed for good in May 2007, and was demolished in 2011.
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Along old Route 66 in Newberry Springs, CA.
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I was so excited to run across this gem, which I had never seen before.
385 W. Aten Rd., Imperial CA.
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12672 Eliseo Rd. (the sign is now on Reposo Way), Desert Hot Springs CA.
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This vintage sign is the only part of this old cafe that still stands. In Niland, CA by the Salton Sea.
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