El Rancho Hotel & Motel

El Rancho Hotel
Location: Gallup, New Mexico
Built: 1936
Architect: Joe Massagalia
Architectural style: Other
Governing body: Private
MPS: Downtown Gallup MRA
NRHP Reference#: 87002222[1]
Added to NRHP: January 14, 1988

Formally opened in 1937, the El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, was built by the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. Still in operation, it is located on old U.S. Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.

Famous guests

Headquarters for films

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