1900
1912
1920
1933
1941
1950
1964
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
The population of
Pasadena is 9,117
Sinking of the Titanic
Women granted the
right to vote in U.S.
Prohibition Ends
Mount Rushmore
completed
The population of
Pasadena is 104,577
Beatlemania hits the U.S.
VCRs are introduced
The Personal Computer
is introduced by IBM
Collapse of the
Soviet Union
Apple introduces
the iPod
Pasadena celebrates
125th birthday
1908
1914-1918
1929 – 1940
1939 – 1945
1944
1955 – 1975
1969
1972
1989
1997
2004
Ford introduces the
Model T
World War I
The Great Depression
World War II
Ballpoint pens go on sale
Vietnam War
Neil Armstrong walks
on the Moon
Pocket calculators
are introduced
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Hong Kong returned
to China
Facebook is launched
The population of
Pasadena is 137,122
1906
1920 – 1929
1932
1964
1980
General Marshall C.
Wentworth purchases
knoll adjacent to the
San Marino Ranch
of Henry E. Huntington to
build his “dream hotel.”
27 cottages are built
surrounding hotel to
accommodate longterm guests.
Painter Frank Moore
is hired by Stephen W.
Royce to create 41
California Murals for
the property’s redwood
footbridge.
The Huntington Hotel
Rose Parade Float
Multimillion-dollar
restoration project
initiates with the intent
of returning the hotel
to its original elegance.
1911
Henry Huntington
purchases Hotel
Wentworth.
1907
Landscape Architect
William Hertrich
designs and develops
The Japanese Garden and
The Horseshoe Garden.
Hotel 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.
Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History
1967
The Lanai Building is
constructed next to the
swimming pool.
Hotel remains open for
civilian and military use.
The Army’s 35th Division
uses a portion of the
hotel for its regional
headquarters.
Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History
1926
The Hotel opens
California’s first
Olympic sized
swimming pool.
Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History
1930s
Jean Harlow plays
badminton at the
Huntington Hotel.
Image courtesy Pasadena Museum of History
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.
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.
1954
Stephen W. Royce sells
the hotel to the Sheraton
Corporation and it is renamed the Huntington
Sheraton Hotel.
Mr. Royce remains the
hotel’s General Manager.
1969
Stephen W. Royce retires
at the age of 77.
1918
1923-1969
The California Hotel
Company purchases the
Huntington Hotel.
Stephen W. Royce
presides as General
Manager of the property.
Langham Hospitality
Group purchases the
hotel and re-flags it
The Langham
Huntington, Pasadena.
Langham invests millions
into updating the spa,
The Royce Wood-Fired
Steakhouse, The Tap
Room and five of the
hotel’s eight cottages.
Core test showed Hotel
possesses only 1/4 the
structural strength
required by modern
standards. Closure of
the main building is
ordered.
1942-1945
All hotel reservations are
cancelled as the nation
mobilizes for WWII.
2008
1985
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Architect Myron Hunt
redesigns the interior
and exterior of the main
hotel building, the 5th
and 6th floors, and the
covered footbridge.
2010
1970
1987
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A special election is
called due to the debate
between demolition
and replication versus
renovation. The plans
are approved with a
58% majority.
1991
The hotel reopens as
The Ritz-Carlton,
Huntington Hotel.
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The L angham Huntington Pasadena Commemor ates
100 Years of Enchanting Hospitalit y
An iconic Pasadena landmark for 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.
2014
The 100 Year Anniversary
of The Huntington Hotel