3. EL RANCHO HOTEL AND MOTEL, Gallup, New Mexico
Built by director D.W. Griffith in 1936 as a base for numerous Western movie productions, it has hosted many movie stars over the years, including Errol Flyn, Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn, John Wayne and Ronald Reagan.
Nearly a century later, the El Rancho still offers the "Charm of Yesterday."
This is a really neat place. I just wish Liz and I had not opted for the cheaper motel rooms when we passed through and had stayed in the main hotel. We did get to meet the owner at the time in 2006, Armond Ortega, in its 49er Lounge, who also owned a lot of the Indian souvenir places. He was quite a gentleman and Liz was impressed when he clicked his heels, bent over and kissed her hand.
Wikipedia says the hotel was bult by D.W. Griffith's brother, R.E. "Griff' Griffith.
For a much longer list of people who stayed there, go to Wikipedia.
Impressed Me Too. --RoadRancho
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