Frank Miller and the Mission Inn: A Center of Cultural Diversity in Riverside

1. Frank Miller and the Mission Inn: A Center of Cultural Diversity in Riverside

2. The Mission Inn Hotel, formerly the Glenwood Hotel, during its early years under Frank A. Miller.

3. Below: Riverside’s Chinatown, located near the intersection of Brockton and Tequesquite. Above: The Chinese Pavilion, located in downtown Riverside near the Mission Inn, commemorates their contribution.

4. Frank Miller collected and exhibited artifacts, such as the Nanjing Bell, that demonstrate his appreciation for Chinese art and culture.

5. In 1929, Miller was honored by the Japanese emperor in a ceremony at the Mission Inn where he received the Fourth Degree of Merit of Meiji with the Small Order of the Rising Sun.

6. Frank Miller took his first trip to Europe in 1907. He visited six different countries and attended an important peace conference.

7. The Rayas Retablo

8. The Court of the Orient – Just a sampling of Frank Miller’s collections from Japan and China.

9. The Mission Inn’s Rotunda Wing, shortly after completion in 1931.