El Rancho Hotel & Motel
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| El Rancho Hotel | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Gallup, New Mexico |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1936 |
| Architect: | Massagalia,Joe |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Added to NRHP: | January 14, 1988 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87002222[1] |
| MPS: | Downtown Gallup MRA |
| Governing body: | Private |
Formally opened in 1937, the El Rancho Hotel was built by the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. The hotel, still in operation, is located on old Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.
[edit] Famous Guests at the El Rancho Hotel
[edit] Headquarters for the Following Films
- The Bad Man 1940
- Sundown 1941
- The Desert Song 1942
- Song of the Nile 1944
- Four Faces West & Colorado Territory 1947-1948
- Streets of Laredo 1948
- Rocky Mountain 1950
- Big Carnival 1950
- New Mexico 1950
- Fort Defiance 1950
- Raton Pass 1951
- Fort Massacre 1957
- A Distant Trumpet 1963
- The Hallelujah Trail 1964
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
