Aztec Hotel. 311 Foothill Blvd., Monrovia, CA 91016. (click to view)
Artist unknown (may have been the wife or mother-in-law of the hotel's architect, Robert Stacy-judd). Art deco interpretation of the indigenous civilations of Latin America. The only mural of the original several to remain at this location following major restoration in 1983. The others were removed and donated to the collection of the architect's drawings and ephemera at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Photo © Robin Dunitz.