Excellent post....I certainly hope the Women's Club of Hollywood gets to keep their 1947 treasure.
To be honest, I didn't know there was an active Women's Club of Hollywood.
The small town I grew up in had both a women's club and a junior women's club (for the younger set).
Neither one of clubs still exist, so I thought perhaps they were a thing of the past.
I guess the Ebell Club of Los Angeles would be considered a women's club.
usc
This beautiful building was built at the corner of Wilshire and Lucerne in 1927.
usc
The new facilities also included a 1,700 seat auditorium at the rear of the property facing 8th Street.
Corey Miller
They still have these GREAT neon signs that look like they're out of a 1940s film noir.
Jodie Summers
Jodie Summers
nytimes
What first piqued my interest was this 1909 postcard I found on ebay.....
....as well as this photograph I found on ebay.
I guess all that rampant foliage was a result of the meager plants you see in the above color postcard.
It looks like an image from the 'Life After People' tv program.
Below is a link to a great article about the Ebell Club of Los Angeles.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/us/10ebell.html