Sutter Hotel
Oakland, CA Photo courtesy Devil Doll
Here's another of the historic hotels that dot Oakland. The Sutter
Hotel still features is vertical marquee intact. These are the
types of building and historic hotels that are being renovated into lofts
over the past few years. It still remains to be seen what the impact of
this recent trend to permanent living space will have on both the fabric
of downtown's and the roadside.
Plaza Hotel
Watsonville, CA Photo courtesy Devil Doll
The Plaza Hotel in Watsonville features the block hotel
lettering on the front facade.
Flamingo Hotel
Santa Rosa, CA Photo courtesy Heather David
The Flamingo Hotel opened in June 1957.
After a near 20 year absence, the hotel’s spinning neon bird was returned to its perch on top of an 85-foot pedestal sign in May 1997. 09-08
Oliver Hotel
Santa Rosa, CA Photo courtesy Scott Strickland
The Oliver Hotel is located in Santa Rosa, CA. The hotel still features an old faded out sign. 10-09
Hotel Petaluma
Petaluma, CA Photo courtesy Rod Holcomb
Here's the entrance and sign for the Hotel Petaluma, located north of San Francisco. The hotel itself as founded in 1923 and survives to this day. 12-10