short article on Malaspina: the Hotel, the Murals & the Madness of Modernity with no illustration of said murals (by EJ Hughes and others)sadly...
"Early in February 1927, the directors organized a competition, with a prize of $25, for a suitable name for their new hotel. Hundreds of contestants responded, offering names such as the Alhambra, Bayview, Gibraltar, Hub City, King George, Lucky Strike, Majestic, Pleasant, Rio Grande, and Unity. But among a long list of names, Malaspina was the clear favourite: indeed, so many contestants submitted the winning name that the directors were in a quandary as to how to divide the prize money. "