Placentia in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Marjie Building

Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

1. Marjie Building Marker

Inscription.
Original Town Site
Marjie Building
1910

Erected 2004 by Placentia Historical Committee. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 33° 52.149′ N, 117° 52.315′ W. Marker is in Placentia, California, in Orange County. It is on Santa Fe Avenue west of Bradford Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 161 W Santa Fe Ave, Placentia CA 92870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stradley Building No. 2 (a few steps from this marker); Placentia National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Kraemer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Placentia District Library (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First City Hall and Police Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis Lemke House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Valencia Orchard in California (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dr. George C. Clark Family Home (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placentia.

Also see . . . Once a ‘Classy’ Place : Old Placentia Hotel May See the Return of Its Days of Glory

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. Article from Los Angeles Times 1991, writer Ted Johnson

When the citrus industry thrived, so did the Placentia Hotel.

The two-story brick structure that lines almost half a block of the city’s Santa Fe area was a haven for citrus buyers, who stayed the night there when they surveyed the crops. But by the 1960s, the citrus industry fell victim to development in Orange County, and the hotel went under too.

...The hotel, also known as the Marjie Building, was called the Hotel Baker when it opened in 1910. Not only was it the first brick building constructed in Placentia, but one of the few at that time to house commercial businesses, including a grocery store and the city’s first telephone exchange. The hotel was renamed the Placentia Hotel in the 1950s.

(Submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California.)

Additional keywords. Hotel Baker, Placentia Hotel

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Photographed by Tatiana Zavala, September 16, 2024

2. Marjie Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Tatiana Zavala of Orange County, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.