Hotel Rosslyn (downtown Los Angeles) - This is the
second location of this hotel built in 1913 and designed
by John Parkinson. Can you imagine a hotel built at the
lavish cost of a million dollars! |
Neat old building downtown that I'm sure I could easily
find the history of but I'm too lazy to do so. |
End of the same block of buildings downtown. This
architecture seems more typical of San Francisco than
Los Angeles. |
Classic neon sign for a business still existing on Vine
Street in Hollywood. |
Hollywood & Highland Center at night (not expandable).
This decoration was modeled after the set of D. W.
Griffith's movie Intolerance.
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St. Vibiana's Cathedral at 114 East 2nd Street downtown.
This was saved from demolition after a long legal battle
by the Los Angeles Conservancy. Built in 1876, it is the
second oldest church in Los Angeles. |
Olvera St. Where Los Angeles began. |
The Hotel Barclay downtown.
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Harvey's / Johnie's Broiler - prior to almost complete
destruction (although apparently to rise again as a
Bob's Big Boy). |
Part of a nice block or two of buildings in the
Beverlywood area on Pico where they were thoughtful
enough to not tear down the great old signage. |
More of the great Beverlywood signage |
Great old window ad in a Beverlywood food market. |
Beverlywood Bakery, 9128 W Pico Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA 90035 310 278-0122 |
Factor's Famous Deli. 9420 W. Pico Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA, 90035 310-278-9175 (Beverlywood).
Established 1948. I have it here rather than my regular
listings because the interior is new. |
Earl Carroll/Nickelodeon Theater, 6230 Sunset Blvd.
Lavish supper club that opened in 1938.
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Recreation of the Earl Carroll Theater neon sign located
at Universal Citywalk |
I've forgotten where this is located, but it's one of
the last remaining examples of the black and Gold art
deco Egyptian style that exploded after the discovery of
King Tut's tomb. |
Art deco Jewish Temple near Beverlywood. Does
anyone know the history of this building? |
Interesting Googie style restaurant on Rt. 66 (Duarte?) |
Classic old restaurant on Rt. 66 (Duarte or Azusa?).
Everything but the sign is remodeled I believe. |
Janes House, 6541 Hollywood Blvd. (1903). One of the few
remaining Victorian mansions which lined Hollywood
(Prospect) Blvd. in its early bucolic years of lemon
groves and Californio estates. Some of the Janes
lived from this era all the way to the height of the
tawdry Hollywood Blvd. era (only to miss out on the
Boulevards semi-rebirth (although not uniform yet) as
Club Central. |
Great old sign on Ventura Blvd. |
Art Deco grill on a Hollywood Blvd. building
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Streamline Moderne Building on Valley View Blvd. now
being put to new uses. |
Downtown LA near Pershing Square
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Motel on Rt. 66/Sunset Blvd. |
Stefano's "Two Guys from Italy" Pizza Restaurant, Not
much of an interior here, but this restaurant on
Hollywood Blvd. was the first place I remember ever
eating in Hollywood (cerca 1980). The Pizza was
great then and it still is today.
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One of the earlier designs for LA street lamps, still
existing today. |
A few vestiges of elegance remaining in the Prince
Edward Hotel downtown. I can only imagine the
treasures that were found in the conversion of many of
the downtown buildings to lofts, when years of added
drywall were torn down. Whatever architectural
detail that was found was also probably dumped in the
same rubbish heap as the drywall unfortunately. |
Another example of the Black and Gold Art Deco facades
that were once very popular in LA. The magnificent Arco
Tower downtown (now demolished) was perhaps the greatest
expression of this style. This building is on the
Miracle Mile. |
