Jamaica Inn Motor Hotel

Today, there are no hotels on Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. In past decades, however, there were hotels and motels all along this stretch of the highway. The grandest of these was the Jamaica Inn Resort Hotel, which open in 1956. The property includes a cocktail lounge, French restaurant, two heated swimming pools and two tennis courts. When it opened, you could rent a room for $15 dollars a day. the hotel lasted until the mid-1970s.

In 1980 the Bank of Newport took the place of the Jamaica Inn at Coast Highway at Avocado. The bank building was designed by Newport’s famous architect and America’s Cup winner – Bill Ficker and incorporates remarkable wall sculptures designed by Tom Sant.