1880 Union Hotel

Historic hotel and saloon in Los Alamos, California, United States

1880 Union Hotel

Type| Hotel, saloon
Location| Los Alamos, California
Coordinates| 34°44′38″N 120°16′49″W﻿ / ﻿34.7438°N 120.2803°W﻿ / 34.7438; -120.2803
Founder| J.D. Snyder
Built| 1880
Rebuilt| 1915

The 1880 Union Hotel, located in Los Alamos, California, is a hotel and saloon and an historic landmark.

## History

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It was constructed in 1880 by Wells Fargo agent J. D. Snyder as a telegraph office and Wells Fargo stagecoach stop.[1] It was a telegraph station, a showroom and a hotel for traveling salesmen.[2] It burned down on February 16, 1893. Rebuilt in 1915 by J. P. Loustalot, it then serviced stagecoach and early railroad passengers with food, drink and lodging.

Johnny Cash sang at the hotel in the 1950s.[3] It was named Santa Barbara County Landmark #39 on December 13, 1998.[4] In 1972, then owner Dick Langdon[5] restored the 1880 Union to its original condition.[6]

## Modern use

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It was the site of the music video "Say Say Say" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, released in 1983.[1] It served wine from actor Kurt Russell. It now operates as a hotel, saloon and event venue with 14 rooms and the look of the Old West.[3][7]

The saloon includes only three wine labels, including Kurt Russell's Gogi Wines, Ampelos and Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy's Hudson-Bellamy rose.[1][8][7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Los Alamos: From antique to chic". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
2. ^ Staff Report. "Throwback Thursday: The Union Hotel, Los Alamos". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
3. ^ a b "The Historic Saloons of Central California". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. ^ "1880 Union Hotel Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
5. ^ Dreyfuss, John (July 1, 2020). "Fantasy Found : Rooms in the 1880 Union Hotel's Victorian Annex are both romantic and bizarre, with some : beds in the shape of a '56 Cadillac convertible, Gypsy wagon and hand-carved Roman chariot". Archived from the original on July 3, 2020.
6. ^ "History | 1880 Union Hotel". Retrieved July 1, 2020.
7. ^ a b Sell, Wendy Thies. "Little L.A.: Famous faces find a haven in historic Los Alamos". The Santa Maria Sun. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
8. ^ "Small Town, Big Flavour – Los Alamos – Must See Places". Retrieved July 1, 2020.