Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History

1926The Hotel opens California’s first Olympic sized swimming pool.

1932Painter Frank Moore is hired by Stephen W. Royce to create 41 California Murals for the property’s redwood footbridge.

1954Stephen W. Royce sells the hotel to the Sheraton Corporation and it is re-named the Huntington Sheraton Hotel.

Mr. Royce remains thehotel’s General Manager.

1923-1969Stephen W. Royce presides as General Manager of the property.

1980 Multimillion-dollar restoration project initiates with the intent of returning the hotel to its original elegance.

1964 The Huntington HotelRose Parade Float

1970 The Huntington HotelRose Parade Float

1991 The hotel reopens as The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel.

2018 The Langham Huntington, Pasadena celebrates its 10th anniversary as being part of Langham Hotels and Resorts.

2014 After a $4 millionrenovation, The Langhamopens spa Chuan Spa Pasadena.

2008 Langham Hospitality Group purchases the hotel and re-flags it The Langham Huntington, Pasadena.

2010 Langham invests millions into updating the spa, The Royce Wood-Fired Steakhouse, The Tap Room and five of the hotel’s eight cottages.

2014 The 100 Year Anniversary of The Huntington Hotel

1985 Core test showed Hotel possesses only 1/4 the structural strength required by modern standards. Closure of the main building is ordered.

1986 Investing partnership Huntington Hotel Associates purchases the Hotel with plans to demolish and replicate the main building to retain its architectural integrity while meeting modern standards for structural safety.

1987 Vote Yes on The Huntington Hotel! A special election is called due to the debate between demolition and replication versus renovation. The plans are approved with a 58% majority.

1967The Lanai Building is constructed next to the swimming pool.

1969Stephen W. Royce retires at the age of 77.

1920 – 192927 cottages are built surrounding hotel to accommodate long-term guests.

1942-1945All hotel reservations are cancelled as the nation mobilizes for WWII.

Hotel remains open for civilian and military use. The Army’s 35th Division uses a portion of the hotel for its regional headquarters.

1906 General Marshall C. Wentworth purchases knoll adjacent to the San Marino Ranch of Henry E. Huntington to build his “dream hotel.” 1911

Henry Huntington purchases Hotel Wentworth.

Architect Myron Hunt redesigns the interior and exterior of the main hotel building, the 5th and 6th floors, and the covered footbridge.

Landscape Architect William Hertrich designs and develops The Japanese Garden and The Horseshoe Garden.

1914 Hotel officially re-opens as The Huntington Hotel on January 8 with Daniel M. Linnard, father-in-law of Stephen W. Royce, serving as Hotel Manager.

1918 The California Hotel Company purchases the Huntington Hotel.

1930s Jean Harlow plays badminton at the Huntington Hotel.

1907Hotel Wentworth Opens on February 1 (one month late), with a temporary roof above the 4th floor and several rooms still unfurnished.

Heavy rains fall in the Hotel’s first season resulting in several leaks and small income.

Hotel Wentworth closes its doors indefinitely on July 2 and proceeds into bankruptcy.

An iconic Pasadena landmark for more than 100 years, the Huntington Hotel has provided memories for millions of guests in a tradition of luxury and elegance.It has also served as an exclusive getaway for celebrated entertainers, writers, royalty, religious and political leaders throughout the years.

The Langham Huntington Pasadena Commemorates

Over 100 Years of Enchanting Hospitality

1939 – 1945World War II

1914-1918World War I

1912Sinking of the Titanic

1900The population of Pasadena is 9,117

1933Prohibition Ends

1941Mount Rushmorecompleted

1944Ballpoint pens go on sale

1964Beatlemania hits the U.S.

1971VCRs are introduced

1969Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon

1972Pocket calculators are introduced

1981The Personal Computer is introduced by IBM

1989Fall of the Berlin Wall

1991Collapse of the Soviet Union

2001Apple introduces the iPod

2004Facebook is launched

2011Pasadena celebrates 125th birthday

The population of Pasadena is 137,1221997

Hong Kong returned to China

1908Ford introduces the Model T

1950The population of Pasadena is 104,577

1920Women granted the right to vote in U.S.

1929 – 1940The Great Depression

1955 – 1975Vietnam War

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