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Langham Huntington, Pasadena

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  • The Wentworth Hotel

    In 1907, Marshall C. Wentworth unsuccessfully opened up the Wentworth Hotel in Pasadena.
  • Period: to

    History of Langham Huntington, Pasadena

  • Repurchased

    Henry E. Huntington repurchased the hotel.

  • Reopened, Huntington Hotel

    The hotel has reopened as the Huntington Hotel in 1914 and has been Pasadena's leading hotel for decades after.

  • Great Depression

    hotel decided to issue strip negotiables within it's walls for tips, cigars, newspapers, cosmetics, and haircuts.

  • WWII began

    All reservations were cancelled and the hotel was rented to the army for $3,000 a month.

  • WWII ends

    business booms again.

  • Sheraton

    Sheraton buys out hotel for $4,000,000

  • Keiyku, U.S.A

    Purchased by the Japanese Railway Corporation.

  • reconstruction

    The hotel was closed down, torn down completely, and rebuilt from scratch into an exact replica of the original hotel, because it failed to meet earthquake standards.

  • Ritz- Carlton

    reopened as The Ritz Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa

  • Langham Hotels International

    Bought out by Langham Hotels International for $170 million and opened as the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena.