bill Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 One of my favorite tokens and I recently acquired a decent example. I have one other, but it is more heavily worn. I have seen one uncirculated piece and the detail is truly amazing down to the horse and buggy on the street in front of the hotel. The ornate capital letters are also a favorite. The piece likely dates to 1895 as it is made by C.A. Klinkner in San Francisco. In 1895, the city of Santa Barbara started an advertising campaign promoting the city as an ideal winter as well as summer resort. I suspect this piece was part of that campaign. E. P. Dunn was a hotel manager from Portland who moved to Santa Barbara after a visit. He worked at the hotel in several jobs and later left to manage another hotel in Santa Barbara and later in San Francisco. The Arlington burned in 1909 and was rebuilt. Dunn returned from San Francisco and bought the rebuilt hotel. It met its end in the 1926 Santa Barbara earthquake. The grand Arlington Theater was built to replace it and that theater still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Very nice - early al. hotel tokens I find are often well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I like the higglety pigglety writing on the reverse, it implies not just a "first class Winter & Summer Resort" but a fun place as well. Very nice token. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Very nice, truly "first class"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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