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Baguio Pines Hotel

Type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSubject(s): 1910 | Hotels and inns | Baguio City | hotels | Pines hotel | convalescent center | summer capital | northern luzon | c.m. jenkins | first class hotelOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website printGeneral Note(s):
Dubbed as the most famous hotel in Northern Luzon, the Baguio Pines Hotel was originally constructed as a medical center for the lowlanders. In 1906, the main building was leased to C.M. Jenkins who immediately transformed it into a first-class hotel where the general public could come for recuperarion or pleasure. Shown in photo is the most famous hotel in Northern Luzon. Originally constructed as a convalescent center to service sick and disabled persons from the lowlands, it was gradually expanded to accommodate visitors who were totally uninterested in medical services. Majority of these "tourists" were government employees and army officers who gravitated towards Baguio because of the campaign of the Department of Interior. In 1906, the Philippine Commission leased the main building to C. M. Jenkins who immediately transformed it into "a first-class" hotel where the general public could come for recuperation or pleasureCollection: National Library of the PhilippinesImage type: Reproduction: PostcardMedia format: printCaption: Hotel Pines at Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines.
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Dubbed as the most famous hotel in Northern Luzon, the Baguio Pines Hotel was originally constructed as a medical center for the lowlanders. In 1906, the main building was leased to C.M. Jenkins who immediately transformed it into a first-class hotel where the general public could come for recuperarion or pleasure. Shown in photo is the most famous hotel in Northern Luzon. Originally constructed as a convalescent center to service sick and disabled persons from the lowlands, it was gradually expanded to accommodate visitors who were totally uninterested in medical services. Majority of these "tourists" were government employees and army officers who gravitated towards Baguio because of the campaign of the Department of Interior. In 1906, the Philippine Commission leased the main building to C. M. Jenkins who immediately transformed it into "a first-class" hotel where the general public could come for recuperation or pleasure.

Hotel Pines at Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines.

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