The Cecil Hotel is one of the most notrious locations for crime and bizarre happenings in the world. The large hotel in Downton Los Angeles first opened in 1927 and ever since has been associated with crime, debauchery, and death.
First built by hoteliers William Banks Hanner, Charles L. Dix and Robert H. Schops in 1924, the Cecil was planned as a destination for toursits and businessman in the growing hotspot of Los Angeles in the roaring 20s.
However, with the Great Depression, the hotel fell on hard times. Despite growing into a fashionable spot in the 1940s, it once again fell into disrepute as the surrounding blocks, known as Skid Row, became populated by the homeless and transients.
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