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Robert “Bob” Laemmle, the president of the Los Angeles-based Laemmle Theatres who ran the chain until his son Greg took over in 2004, died Thursday in Santa Monica. He was 89. Bob Laemmle was ...
Laemmle Theatres (/ ˈ l ɛ m l i / LEM-lee) is a Los Angeles-based arthouse movie theater chain owned and operated by Robert Laemmle and his son Greg. The company's first theater, bought in 1938 [ 1 ] by Robert's father and uncle, cousins of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle , was located in Highland Park .
The Santa Monica Landmarks and Historic Districts Ordinance was amended in 1987 and again in 1991, to create a more comprehensive preservation program. The ordinance established a seven-member appointed Landmarks Commission with the power to designate Structures of Merit and Landmarks, and to make recommendations to the City Council regarding ...
Instead, he developed the Laemmle Building, a one-story stucco structure with a red tile roof. Designed by Richard Neutra, the building opened in 1932. [2] The Laemmle Building's first tenant was the CoCo Tree Café, and in 1940 restaurateur Sidney Hoedemaker of the Pig 'n Whistle - Melody Lane chain transformed the building into a Melody Lane ...
To the north of the former Laemmle Building is a Spanish Colonial style Hollywood Playhouse, opened on January 24, 1927 designed by H. L. Gogerty and Carl Jules Weyl. [ 8 ] [ 20 ] The building's name has changed many times over the 20th century, but was known as the Hollywood Palace for many years before its most recent renaming.
Santa Monica: 14: Beverly Hills Women's Club: Beverly Hills Women's Club: October 4, 2006 : 1700 Chevy Chase Dr. ... 611, 637, and 500 block of W. Second St.
It is located at the southeast corner of 2nd Street and Broadway in the Historic Core section of Downtown Los Angeles. [3] In planning documents, the station was originally going to be named 2nd St/Broadway. [4] Historic Broadway was built as part of the Regional Connector project, a tunnel through Downtown Los Angeles.
In 1875, Jones and Baker co-founded Santa Monica. [2] Senator Jones Residence in Santa Monica, ca.1890-1920. In 1889 Jones built a Victorian-style mansion as his family's residence, and named it Miramar, Spanish for "view of the ocean". [1] His wife, Georgina, planted a rose garden near the house, and also planted trees along Santa Monica's ...