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It was eminent, dramatic, and in its own evocative way a landmark. But it was also the Coronado hotel that youve probably never heard of.

It was built at the same time as the Hotel del Coronado by the same architect. It offered dazzling views, soaring towers and stylish balconies ... and a fresh-swept tidiness with none of that pesky beach sand.

The Hotel Josephine was stirring and conspicuous as sure to catch the eye in 1887 as it would today. Built of the Eastlake architectural style, the hotel rose three-stories high with offices, shops and 64 rooms (and with a fourth half-story for servants and staff). It stood on the highest point in Coronado on Orange Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets.

Hotel Josephine was the handsome big building you saw when you looked across the bay from San Diego or gazed up from the breezy deck of a Coronado ferry ... not the better-known big hotel on the beach.

From Josephines top floors you could look out toward Point Loma with unobstructed views or peer down on ferries coming and going. The hotel featured a large ballroom, many uncluttered meeting rooms, and large comfortable porches designed specifically to catch the airs.

If Hotel Josephine lived today it would be the center of spirited and, undoubtedly, popular campaigns celebrating a triumph of historical preservation.

To differentiate itself, Josephine advertised its value as a First Class Family Hotel. Businessmen, house builders and long-term residents were just as likely to be seen on Josephines wide and comfortable verandas as vacationers.

As conspicuous as it was, Josephine also benefited from a quirk involving its frontage on Orange Avenue. When the first trolley tracks were laid on Orange from the ferry to the Hotel Del, the grade was considered excessive between Third and Fourth Streets so that area was excavated several feet lower. The result (that can still be seen today) was that buildings on either side of Orange look higher and more prominent.

The first meeting of the newly constituted Board of Trustees of the Coronado Beach Company (Coronados City Council of the day) was held at Hotel Josephine on 15 December 1890. For sixteen years, the hotel acted as the citys first city hall with scheduled meetings of the Board and city committees devoted to Finance, Streets and Sewers, Fire and Water, Parks and Shade Trees, and Waterfront & Public Buildings. The city relocated its city hall to the Coronado Beach Company offices at First and Orange in 1906.

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Los Porches 313

By: Paula Pazos

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By Corinne Reilly The Virginian-Pilot August 13, 2014

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard officials hope to restore a historic home that has housed the facility's commanders since the 1800s. It was heavily damaged Tuesday in an early morning fire.

Known as Quarters "A," the stately brick house was built in 1837 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

With wide windows and two staircases leading to the front door, the home's interior boasts Italian marble fireplaces, large archways and two kitchens. Enclosed porches look out over lush grounds.

Outside the house Tuesday afternoon, the air smelled of smoke. A gaping hole took the place of the middle top-story window, and there was a wide, blackened hole in the roof.

The top floor was "engulfed" when firefighters arrived, said Jeff Cunningham, a shipyard spokesman.

"This was a major fire with very significant damage," Cunningham said.

He said it will take time to determine exactly how much work will have to be done, but "our goal is to restore it as it was.

"Absolutely."

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Porches of Pendleton
A perfect getaway to celebrate my mom #39;s birthday...thank you Deb and Tex for an unforgettable visit!

By: Amy Beth Limina

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Ridge porches

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Carlos Domunguez en Los Porches.

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Rally Vinho Madeira 2014 Porches
Porches no Rally Vinho Madeira 2014.

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EDWARDSVILLE Two front porches were damaged and two cars were smashed during a wreck on Church Street Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities told Newswatch 16 that a 17-year-old driver was taken to the hospital, after the car he was driving smashed into a front porch, a parked car and a utility pole around 1 p.m.

The parked car was shoved onto the front porch of another home, and utility lines dropped onto the street after the utility pole snapped.

People who live nearby said theyre worried about the young driver who was taken to the hospital, but theyre thankful that their home was not damaged.

It was loud, so loud that I left the house and came outside here. I looked up the street and I saw the crash, said Michelle Salgado. Very lucky, thank God on that one. Ive got five kids so Im very lucky.

The teenage driver was treated and released from the hospital.

Police believe he was speeding when he crashed and said charges or citations will be filed.

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Guillermo Arajo en Los Porches.

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Plants stolen off neighborhood porches
NORTHSIDE, Ohio (Joe Webb) -- Brian Moeller and his wife love plants. They have a big vegetable garden and potted plants all over the front porch of the Nort...

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