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Overview

In the 1920s, ambitious developers viewed the construction of large-scale, first-class, central-city hotels as important growth catalysts for small-to-medium-sized cities. Hotels could host tourists and potential inhabitants, and accommodate business people and threir social functions. Over the years, the Antlers Hotel came to be a center of social activity in Downtown San Bernardino. In its last years during the 1950s, it became a home to many long-term guests, but did not turn enough of a profit to satisfy its owners. They announced its impending demolition in 10/1960.

Building Notes

A large sign on the exterior of the Antlers Hotel advertised it as "Absolutely Fireproof." The hotel's builder, the San Gorgonio Hotel Association, (C.B. Phillips its largest stockholder), determined that it would not build a hotel that burned, a very common event for the building type in the 19th and 20th centuries. All of its structural members were made of reinforced concrete, and even the furniture used inside had metal frames, not wood. The Hotel Stewart, located next door, built less resolutely, burned, but its embers did not touch off a fire at the Antlers. Because of its stout concrete fabric, demolition of the building took two months, between January and March, 1961.

A range of amenities served Antlers Hotel guests, including a restaurant, barbershop, garage, and liquor store.

Demolition

The building was removed by 03/1961.

PCAD id: 20958