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HOtel RedONdO FactS:
the hotel was built at a cost of $500,000 and opened on may 3, 1890. the redondo Beach railway Station was located at the back of hotel redondo. Visitors who could not afford to stay at hotel redondo stayed at nearby tent city. patrons were charged $3.00 per week, or $10.00 per month for a tent. wooden floors and electric lights were included in the price. the hotel redondo was sold in 1910 to newton J. Skinner and w. J. conner, who planned to revamp the hotel at a cost of $25,000.
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