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Originally Posted by Tourmaline
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Working in LA c. 1997 I walked over to the Oviatt Building early one morning and asked the elevator operater if I could see James Oviatt’s penthouse apartment. He took me up via one of the elevators seen in Flyingwedge's lovely pictures and said I could roam around as long as I wanted. If I’d had a source of food, I’d probably still be there. The private elevator opened directly into the apartment.
This little rotunda leads from the apartment out onto the roof, seen in the 1937 photo Tourmaline posted.
(this was more like 1997 not 1987)
This was a little nook/sitting room off the elevator entrance
Living room
Another view of the living room from the dining room
The spectacular bathroom. The walls were like carved leather or looked like it.
Built in chest of drawers in the dressing room
The bedroom
The neo-Noir Mullholland Falls has a scene filmed here using the bath and bedroom. Bedrrom screen grab from here:
http://screenmusings.org/movie/dvd/M...ls/index_2.htm
