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John Corneby Wilson Austin (February 13, 1870 – September 3, 1963) was an architect and civic leader who participated in the design of several landmark buildings in Southern California, including the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles City Hall, and the Shrine Auditorium.
C.E. Toberman and Co. Building [35] 6351 Hollywood Blvd: Financial: Beaux Arts: Morgan, Walls & Clements (1935) 1914 1935: Commercial conversion in 1992 [36] Hollywood Theater: 6766 Hollywood Blvd: Theater: Romanesque Revival [37] Krempel and Erkes (1913) Clifford Balch (1927 remodel) S. Charles Lee (1936 remodel) [37] 1913 1933 (or 1913 1927 ...
In 1922, the Hollywood Lodge of the Masons relocated from their existing lodge on the current site of the Dolby Theatre.Development was led by lodge master Charles E. Toberman, who was also responsible for the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Chinese Theatre, and Max Factor Salon, [5] while design and construction was led by John C. Austin who along with his associated was also ...
The new auditorium was designed in the Moorish Revival style by San Francisco-based theater architect G. Albert Lansburgh, with local architects John C. Austin and A. M. Edelman associated. When built, the auditorium could hold 1,200 people on stage and seat an audience of 6,442.
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 ...
Intending the house as a second home, Canfield chose architect John C. Austin, who would also design the Southern Land Company's Hotel Del Mar and go on to design major Southern California landmarks such as Los Angeles City Hall and the Griffith Observatory.
It was built in 1884 by John Edward Hollenbeck and housed the Hollenbeck Hotel and, on the corner, from 1884–1898, Coulter's 6,000 sq ft (560 m 2) store, which would become a leading Los Angeles department store. Built 1884, demolished in 1933.
The architect was John C. Austin, who was also head of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce at the time. The building cost $1,250,000 to build. The building cost $1,250,000 to build. Ground was broken on August 21, 1930.