Post #637083 by TikiVato on Fri, May 18, 2012 3:18 PM

On 2012-05-18 13:06, TikiTomD wrote:

I was about to post this when I saw your latest, so some of it is covers the same ground, like the original name of the hotel...

Sven, as you observed, the The Journal of San Diego History article previously cited states that the Centro Social, Cívico y Cultural Riviera is the site of the former Hotel Riviera del Pacífico. When originally constructed, the hotel and casino was known as the Hotel Playa de Ensenada, according to this web site that has historic photos of the hotel under construction and of the bar with the mural, known at that time as the Bar Andaluz, one of the sites claimed for the origin of the Margarita cocktail...

Bar Andaluz

-Tom

By the way Tom, the bar is still called Andaluz. Very historic looking, well restored with great Margarita's. They make all their drinks with a stiff pour.

Mahalo,

TikiVato

[ Edited by: TikiVato 2012-05-18 15:31 ]