La Valencia Hotel (The Pink Lady)

La Valencia Hotel is a Mediterranean/Spanish Colonial Revival-style hotel that opened in La Jolla in 1926 and is commonly nicknamed "The Pink Lady" for its distinctive pink exterior. The hotel has hosted cultural figures and tourists and contributed to La Jolla's development as a seaside resort community. It retains historic architectural elements and is frequently cited in local histories of La Jolla's 20th-century growth.