Has anyone heard the latest on CMI Group's partial demo of the Pickford Fairbanks/United Artists/Sam Goldwyn/Warner's Hollywood/the Lot Studios on Santa Monica at Formosa? All I've seen recently is a pic of the start of the demo of the Pickford Building (below).
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There was a flurry of articles when the project was announced at the end of March, but since then not much. The Fairbanks Building, the Writer's Building, the Editorial Building and the offices that front Santa Monica Blvd were all also slated for demolition.
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On the left in the undated but early photo of the studio (above) one can see the vertical neon sign for the 1925 Red Post Cafe which would later become Jack's Steakhouse and finally the Formosa Cafe in 1939. Looks like the roof of the east tower of the studio isn't quite finished.
LAT:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar...tudio-20120326
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Thanks for clarifying tovanger2. I appreciate it. 
So this addition to the Hollywood Hotel was built in 1905...that is extremely early, all things considered.
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I'm sorry
e_r, I'm getting way too OCD. I shoulda let that one slide.