senior community reflects on its past, present and future with special events , /PRNewswire/ -- , a Front Porch Community in , is celebrating its 100 anniversary in 2024. Originally opened as a resort hotel and listed by as a historic landmark in 1987, Casa de Mañana continues its legacy of hospitality by being named among the top five senior communities nationwide and top three in the west by earlier this year. Located in the directly across the street from La Jolla Harbor, Seal Rock Reserve and the Children's Pool on the Pacific Ocean, Casa de Mañana was the brainchild of , a socialite who came to southern from and invited architect to join her in developing the project.
Hopkins, along with her pet macaw, lived at Casa de Mañana which became a social center through the 1920's and 1930's, hosting dances with live orchestras and sponsoring the La Jolla Rough Water Swim. After the end of Prohibition, Hopkins swiftly opened two bars in the hotel, but the Depression caused financial difficulties for Hopkins and her pet project. During World War II, the resort operated to provide R&R for returning military personnel.
However, continuing financial losses forced Hopkins finally to sell the property to a prominent hotel owner in 1944. Less than a decade later, the hotel was sold to Pacific Homes Foundation and became a retirement community, a service it still provides to this day. Now owned and operated by , Casa de Mañana offers independent and assisted living options and a.
