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The Mayan Theater is a prototypical example of the many ornate exotic revival-style theaters of the late 1920s, Mayan Revival in this case. The well-preserved lobby is called "The Hall of Feathered Serpents," the auditorium includes a chandelier based on the Aztec calendar stone , and the original fire curtain included images of Mayan jungles ...
William Mulholland (September 11, 1855 – July 22, 1935) was an Irish American self-taught civil engineer who was responsible for building the infrastructure to provide a water supply that allowed Los Angeles to grow into the largest city in California.
the Henry Bollman House in Los Angeles by Lloyd Wright, 1922 [7] the Aurora Elks Lodge in Aurora, Illinois, 1926; the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles by Stiles O. Clements, 1927; the Petroleum Building, Houston, by the Anglo-American architect Alfred Bossom, a notable proponent of Mayan Revival, 1927; the Casino Club building in San Antonio, Texas ...
Some collaborations were less expected but just as rewarding. In 2011, Duran Duran asked Lynch to direct the livestream of a concert from the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, as part of the American ...
1926 El Capitan Theater Building — Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California. 1927: Mayan Theater — Downtown Los Angeles; Mayan Revival architecture. 1927: McKinley Building — Los Angeles (demolished 2004). 1920–1929: Chapman Market — Sixth Street, Koreatown, Los Angeles.
In 1926, Los Angeles-area oil pioneer Edward L. Doheny commissioned two theaters, the Belasco and the neighboring Mayan Theater, in an effort to bolster the entertainment scene in the city. The Mayan was intended for comedy and musicals whereas the Belasco was intended for legitimate theatre.
An aerial view of an abandoned mansion at 7571 Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, which has been taken over by taggers and squatters. (KTLA) Residents - in the neighborhood where homes routinely ...
Cobá took its place in Maya culture no earlier than 100 B.C., and enjoyed a continuous life as a city until about 1,200 A.D. Known as the “city of chopped water,” the site may have had up to ...