In 1886, the brothers moved to the San Diego, California with the client Charles T. Hinde to design the Hotel Del Coronado for the Coronado Beach Company. Although the Coronado Beach Company was not financially successful, the project helped build the West Coast reputation of the Reid Brothers. Their younger brother, Watson Elkinah Reid moved to California and joined the firm around 1888. Watson attended Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada for two years and worked as a house joiner. He served as the supervising architect for the Hotel Del Coronado.
