▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁charm , ▁making ▁it ▁again ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁dow nt own ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Hotel ▁and ▁R estaur ant ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁as ▁a ▁one ▁floor ▁Spanish ▁colonial ▁style ▁home ▁for ▁cattle ▁ran cher ▁Don ▁Juan ▁Band ini . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁Band ini ▁sold ▁his ▁home , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁it ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁extended ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁floor ▁into ▁a ▁stage co ach ▁stop ▁and ▁hotel ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Albert ▁See ley . ▁ ▁See ley ▁a ▁stage ▁master , ▁converted ▁the ▁old ▁ad obe ▁into ▁an ▁L - sh aped ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁hotel . ▁He ▁renov ated ▁the ▁original ▁first ▁story , ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁wood ▁fr amed ▁second ▁story ▁and ▁bal con ies . ▁The ▁hotel ▁prosper ed ▁as ▁a ▁stage co ach ▁stop ▁offering ▁ 2 0 ▁rooms ▁for ▁a ▁lay over ▁between ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁San ▁Diego . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁See ley ▁sold ▁the ▁hotel ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁shift ▁in ▁rail road ▁use ▁and ▁a ▁rising ▁dow nt own ▁Gas l amp ▁Qu arter . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁o live ▁factory . ▁ ▁" The ▁Mir amar " ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Don ▁Juan ▁Band ini ' s ▁Grand son , ▁C ave ▁J