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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Found on ebay. Wilshire Boulevard winding through Westlake (MacArthur) Park.
There are quite a few noteworthy buildings in this panoramic scene...from the art deco tower of Bullocks Wilshire at far left to the magnificent
Elks Club Building at far right.
postcard/ebay
Built in 1925 by the Elks to be used as lodge number 99. The building, in Neo-Gothic style, was created by renowned
architect Claud Beelman. The pool area hosted many indoor swimming events during the 1932 Olympics.
Today, the building survives as the Park Plaza Hotel.
google street view
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so like in 08 i decided to go into the hotel,i was asked to leave but the docent was nice enough to let me take pictures,whats funny is that my goal was to go to the westlake since they were about to restore it(and havent yet)anyways heres a few pics taken with my phone.I walked from pico and fairfax,to coles deli just taking pictures of old la,it was a nice day and boy was i tired afterwards.
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