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-I hadn't heard that. -interesting.
The Hotel Stratford, circa 1942
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-located on the northeast corner of 8th Street and Hoover. (S. Rampart Boulevard ends at the Stratford)
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If you look closely, you can see where the vertical sign used to be by the discolored (darker) bricks.
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-some really nice architectural elements. Too bad Pepe decided to place his sign in front of the arched windows. He should have taken
his cue from Karen.
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There are the discolored bricks again, directly above the two arched windows on the left.
-the 8th Street 'entrance' with it's two elegant cartouches. That said, how bad is this neighborhood? That fortified 'caged' entrance is horrendous!
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The Hotel Stratford/Stratford Apartments...not to be confused with the
tragic Stratford Arms.
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