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Old Posted Jan 24, 2013, 8:20 AM
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5401 Wilshire

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Originally Posted by Godzilla View Post
Wilshire and Cloverdale. 5401 Wilshire. Building contours retained over the years.

http://www.you-are-here.com/modern/sontag.html
According to David Gebhard and Robert Winter in Guide to Architecture in Los Angeles in Southern California 5401 Wilshire was originally a Spanish Colonial Revival Building from the 20s. (I've spent way too much time over the years staring at the filigree-embossed chimney pot at the apex of the tower tying to figure it out.) They list Marcus P Miller as the architect for the 30s remodel as opposed to Anderson & Norstrom listed by the you-are-here web site. I don't know which is correct.


I can't make out the sign in this highly airbrushed and colored view:

Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection, Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library


jasperdo/flickr

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