El Cortez

El Cortez is a condominium building in , California. Built from 1926 to 1927, El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of , where it dominated the city skyline for many years and became a landmark hotel.
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  • Apartment building
  • …is also known as “El Cortez Apartment Hotel”
  • Description: landmark hotel in San Diego, California, United States

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Copley Symphony Hall and St. Joseph Cathedral.

Theater building
Photo: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jacobs Music Center located in … is situated 740 feet south of El Cortez.

Church
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is a cathedral in the… is situated 1,200 feet west of El Cortez.

Railway station
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is a station of the Orange Line… is situated 1,400 feet south of El Cortez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortez Hill and Downtown San Diego.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northeast part of , California.

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is the thriving central business district of .

Photo: William Toti, CC BY 2.0.
From balmy beaches with a laid-back attitude…

El Cortez

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Latitude
32.72041° or 32° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
-117.15794° or 117° 9′ 29″ west
Open location code
8544PRCR+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 132936848
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Wiki­data ID
Q3049820

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“El Cortez” goes by many names.

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