You’re standing in front of the Hotel del Ming, and let me tell you, this isn’t just any roadside inn. Picture Yuma, 1926: Jazz music crackling on the radio, Model Ts rattling by, and the hottest ticket in town is the grand opening of this very hotel. The Del Ming was the sort of place that made you stand a little taller just walking through its doors-Spanish Revival arches, thick stucco walls, and terracotta tiles. It’s got a laid-back elegance that makes the desert heat seem almost... glamorous.
Folks from Los Angeles-Taylor & Taylor, the architects-were brought in to give Yuma a true sense of style, no dusty half-measures. When it opened, a room here would set you back about five bucks a night. That sounds like pocket change, but that’s more like eighty-five bucks today. Still a fair price for feeling like Hollywood royalty under the Sonoran sun. The Hotel del Ming has been greeting travelers almost a century now, earning that spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
Alright, next up is United States Post Office-Yuma Main. Just stroll west for about three minutes, and you’ll see it.
