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Fairmont Hotel 1953

Interior of Tonga Room in its first incarnation as a cruise liner-themed lounge, 'S.S. Tonga.' Original Fairmont Plunge swimming pool was converted to floating bandstand. [The Tonga Room - SF's most original room featuring Chinese and South Sea Island Foods, Cocktail, Dancing, and Entertainment Nightly]
Photographer Unknown (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of Molly Blaisdell)

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