St. Charles Hotel

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The Bella Union Hotel in Los Angeles, California, constructed in 1835, is California Historical Landmark No. 656, It was effectively the last capitol building of Mexican California under Governor Pio Pico in 1845–47 and was a center of social and political life for decades. Situated on the east side of Commercial Street, one block east of Main Street, it was later known as the Clarendon Hotel and then as the St. Charles. The lower floor is here taken up with the Azteca Cafe/Restaurant. The structure was demolished in 1940 and the site turned into a parking lot.