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A ca. 1900 photochrom of the Hotel del Coronado, a beachfront luxury hotel in the city of Coronado, California, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego. When it opened in 1888, it was the largest resort hotel in the world, and the first to utilize electric lighting. The hotel has been featured in numerous films, including Some Like It Hot, which was released on March 29, 1959.Image credit: Detroit Publishing Co.