Above the Cove: The Story of La Jolla's 'Pink Lady'

La Valencia Hotel, known as 'The Pink Lady,' has been a La Jolla landmark since 1926. - Opened in December 1926 as an apartment hotel designed by Reginald D.

Johnson in Spanish Colonial Revival style. - Renamed La Valencia Hotel in 1928; expanded by acquiring Hotel Cabrillo in 1956.

- Its pink exterior and hillside location earned the nickname 'Pink Lady of La Jolla.' - Became a charter member of Historic Hotels of America in 1989 and continues as a boutique luxury hotel. Nearly a century later, the hotel remains a working landmark, preserving its original design and coastal charm.