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For the Time Capsule series, we spotlight a cherished restaurant, hotel or landmark that’s changed remarkably little over the years. This week, we visit the Padre hotel in Bakersfield, Calif.
THEN
The town of Bakersfield, at the southern end of California’s oil-rich San Joaquin Valley, was primed for a fancy hotel the day the Padre opened in 1928. The Spanish neocolonial building, then the tallest structure in town, was designed by Los Angeles architect John M. Cooper and became a magnet for upscale tourists en route to the big cities or Sequoia National Park. In its review, the local paper, the Bakersfield Californian, noted the Padre’s “resplendent” lobby with its travertine walls and marble staircases.
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