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Swelldom Building was built in 1920 with Davis & Davis and Henry F. Withey as architects. [2] Swelldom moved into the building that same year. [3]In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Swelldom Building listed as a contributing property in the district.
The neighborhood was connected by rail to Los Angeles in 1887, Paul de Longpré built its first tourist attraction in 1901, and the entire area was annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1910. [2] Most of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was built between 1915 and 1939, during the rapid boom of the film industry.
The building is part of a 12-acre (4.9 ha) complex built as Occidental Center, and now known as South Park Center. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s there was a restaurant at the top of the building—The Tower—that served award-winning French cuisine. [5]
In many places the Avenues do not reflect the grid or the Los Angeles' numbering and naming convention. [5] For example: Pasadena Avenue is the east-west dividing street from Avenue 16 though Avenue 38 but Avenues 16 through 25 defy the naming convention and are prefixed "North" for west of Pasadena and "South" for east of Pasadena.
Self-portrait of El Greco, 1604. The Spanish-Mediterranean style El Greco was built from 1929 to 1930 and was one of the original buildings in Westwood Village. [3] The two-story, 12-unit structure was designed by architect Clara Bertram Humphrey, and modeled after the home of artist El Greco in Toledo, Spain.
Part of the Alvarado Terrace Historic District. Powers Place holds the distinction as the "shortest street in Los Angeles." 237 First Baptist Church of Los Angeles: April 9, 1981: 2875 W. 8th St.; 2960–2982 Leeward; 760 S. Westmoreland Ave. Mid-Wilshire Constructed by Allison & Allison in 1927; "...a notable work of eclectic architecture" 238
Historic South Central Los Angeles is a 2.25-square-mile neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. It is the site of the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. [1] [2] From the late 1800s to early 1910s, African Americans began relocating to the area, mostly organizing around landholdings of Los Angeles pioneer Biddy Mason ...
This is a List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside.In total, there are more than 85 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) on the Westside, and a handful of additional sites that have been recognized by the Cultural Heritage Commission for having been designated as California Historical Landmarks or having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]