Regarding
the Hollywood PO.
As circumstances may have warranted, e.g., increased demand, the USP office designated a main office and annexes. I don't pretend to understand the PO's nomenclature, but I have seen one or two references to the Ivar stucture as Hollywood PO no. 6. Whether that means that at that time there were six offices, or this was the sixth in chronology, or there were six (or more) designated zones or codes, is unclear to me. One might expect that the USPO would have the definitive answer. In any event, there may have been many POs, at any given time, and that means they were subject to change. Hotels, like the Sackett's and Ambassador acted as PO's, as did buildings specifically designated for that purpose, e.g., the Wilcox Station.
The Ivar station's '26 opening was met with much fanfare, maybe because it marked a growth milestone, for the local businesses, rather than the industry now so closely associated with the Hollywood name. Several photos of local dignitaries at the opening support this notion. None of the faces seem obvious to me, but at least one, the senior VIP, is identified as
Sanford Rich.
According to one source, Rich, built a large home at
6948 Hollywood Boulevard. He predated Johnny Grant as Hollywood's first
elected mayor in 1903. He sub-divided several tracts in the area and served as chairman of the Hollywood National Bank and Citizens' Savings Bank. In '26 he would have been 86 yo.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GRid=60045991
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics23/00046273.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics23/00046274.jpg
GW mentioned Mullen and Bluett in connection with the Ivar's design. M&B certainly went for an eclectic look.
1929
Hollywood Blvd., next door to the fabulous Roos Bros. Building. 6320 H. Blvd. (
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=15719)
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071355.jpg
VJ "night", in front of M&B downtown store.
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics41/00055043.jpg
Yes, there are many more examples of Mullen & Bluett on this thread, including Miracle Mile.