| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1939/09/00 | Fred Pierson buys a parcel of land from the Minnequa Town Company, the company that filed the original subdivision plat for the area in 1900. | |||||
| 1939/11/00 | Ralph B Ferris | Owner | Ralph B and Anna E Ferris agreed to buy lots 11 through 19 from Fred Pierson for $2,200, with a $100 down payment. Staged releases of titles to lots are to be made as payments are made. The Ferrises plan for construction on the property. | |||
| 1940/00/00 | Ralph B Ferris | Owner | Coronado Lodge is built of adobe bricks produced by Puebloan Jose B Garcia, a native of Velarde, New Mexico, and a full-time adobero. Garcia makes the bricks from clay dug from his yard at 1200 E Ash Street and sells them for $75 to $100 per thousand. | Motor Hotel Movement | ||
| 1941/00/00 | US 85 south of Pueblo. Colo's newest and finest motor hotel. Completely furnished in Spanish-Indian style. Rms. and Apts. with electric kitchenettes and tile baths. Every modern convenience. - Coronado ad in Colorado Vacation Wonderland | |||||
| 1945/00/00 | The Ferris's daughter Ruth H Suckle assist in the management of the Coronado Lodge with her husband, Charles J Suckle. Ruth Suckle had previously worked as a supervisor with the National Youth Administration, a FDR New Deal agency. | |||||
| 1946/03/18 | Ralph B Ferris | Owner | The Ferris advertise the Coronado in the Amarillo Globe-Times in Texas: this beautiful lucrative and fully equipped motor court, A Shangri-La to the tired motorist. Recommended by Duncan Hines and AAA. Price $70,000. | |||
| 1946/07/00 | Arthur H and Hattie L Copley buy the Coronado Lodge for about $64,500. Ruth H Suckle is listed as one of the sellers. The Copleys don't discriminate about anybody. If guest have the money, they are welcome. | |||||
| 1957/00/00 | Owners Arthur and Hattie Copley list the Coronado Lodge in "The Negro Motorist Green Book" where most lodging are 'tourist homes' in residences. Only the 2nd motel in the state to be included, it will be only one of three Colorado motels in the book. | The Negro Motorist Green Book (travel guide) |
| Particulars for Coronado Lodge: | |
|---|---|
| Building Material | Adobe Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Current Use | Lodging |
| Historic Use | Motel |
| Architectural Style | Pueblo Revival |
| Civil Rights | Racial Segregation |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Lodging | |
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| Lodging Category | Budget Lodging |
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