The Pickwick Hotel in Los Angeles was located at 833 South Grand , adjacent to the Trinity Auditorium Building . The site of the hotel is now a modern parking garage with the address 801 South Grand . Another Pickwick Hotel , built by the company itself in 1926 , was located in Anaheim at 225 South Los Angeles ( later Anaheim ) Blvd. It was initially named the El Torre but was re-named Pickwick in 1929 . It suffered some damage in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake , but was repaired . It continued in use under new owners until it was demolished in 1988
1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
The Pickwick Corporation