Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel
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The Agua Caliente Hotel and Casino opened in June 1928 in the Mexican city of Tijuana, Baja California. It was a lavish resort that included a casino, spa, championship golf and tennis facilities and lots of entertainment. It was designed by 19-year-old architect Wayne McAllister and owned by Baron Long, Wirt Bowman and James Crofton.
Drinking, gambling and horse racing were illegal in the neigboring U.S. state of California, so many wealthy Americans and Hollywood celebrities flocked to Agua Caliente. The actress Rita Hayworth was discovered while perfoming in a show and the films In Caliente and The Champ were filmed on location there.
Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling in 1935 and the hotel closed. It became a state-run school and was mostly destroyed. The racetrack continued operating for many decades.
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