CA_Laguna Beach--Surf and Sand Motel

SURF AND SAND MOTEL--LAGUNA BEACH, CA

(Lost)

Title of Installation:

Surf and Sand Motel (Advertising Installation)

Materials Used:

Ceramic Tiles

Additional Materials Information:

A reported 6’ x 6’ tile installation on or near the exterior of the Surf & Sand Motel/Hotel

General Description:

A tile installation advertising sign for the motel/hotel prior to the 1960s

Technical Information:

6’ x 6’; manufactured by the Brayton Laguna Pottery, Laguna Beach, CA

Year Created:

1930s or 1940s

Year Installed, if different:

Does Installation Still Exist?

No

If Not, What Happened?

It was destroyed in the 1960s when the old motel was remodeled into the Surf & Sand Hotel Resort

State: CA

City: Laguna Beach

Specific Location:

Surf & Sand Motel/Hotel/Resort, 1555 South Coast Highway

GPS Coordinates: NA

Directions to Installation: NA

Additional Information (Websites, Citations, etc.):

See the “Brayton Laguna” chapter by Michael Padwee in California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940 Acme to Handcraft, Volume I, Joseph A. Taylor, ed., Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, 2003, pp. 62+. There are no known photos of this installation.

Submitted by:

Michael Padwee (tileback101"at"collector.org) in September 2010.

The Surf and Sand Motel has morphed into the Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, CA (a Picture Post Card):