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Hollywood's Guaranty Building was built in 1923, with Gilbert Bessemyer as the owner [1] and Charlie Chaplin and Cecil B. DeMille included as investors. [2] The building features Beaux-Arts architecture and was designed by John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley, with John Austin and his partners noted at the time for their work on Los Angeles City Hall, Griffith Observatory, Cathedral of Saint ...
The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. It is the principal route through the Cahuenga Pass, the primary shortcut between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley.
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.
Security Trust and Savings was built in 1921 and upon opening was the tallest building in Hollywood. [1] It features Italian Renaissance revival architecture and was designed by John and Donald Parkinson, [2] [3] who also designed some of the Los Angeles's most notable landmarks, including Union Station and the Memorial Coliseum.
Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1970s [16] 4 Two California Plaza: 750 (229) Arthur Erickson: 54 1992 Office Tallest building constructed in Los Angeles in the 1990s [17] [18] 5 Gas Company Tower: 749 (228) Richard Keating: 52 1991 Office 77th-tallest building in the United States [19] [20] 6 Bank of America Plaza: 735 (224 ...
The Echo is an American music venue and nightclub, located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. For 14 years, it hosted Funky Sole, an all-vinyl 1960s funk-and-soul dance party. [1] The venue is also known for their punk rock shows.
Los Angeles (Long Beach, Palos Verdes), Orange (Huntington Beach) Loretta Sanchez [10] Democratic: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 113th 114th: Redistricted from the 47th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 2013–2023 Orange County (Anaheim and Santa Ana) Lou Correa [11] Democratic
Memorial Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library.It was built in 1930 based on a Gothic Revival design by architect John C. Austin, also noted as the lead architect of the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Masonic Temple.