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  • Helen Bruton’s Tile Murals at the Golden West Hotel

    Helen Bruton’s Tile Murals at the Golden West Hotel

    114 Powell Street Union Square In the very narrow entry way to the Hotel Union Square are these two exquisite tile murals.  While the hotel was originally built in 1908 for the 1915 Pan Pacific International Exposition, the murals were not added until 1935. The murals were done by Helen Bruton Bell (1898-1985)  Ms. Bell…