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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
1937 - Myer Siegel & Co. Department store. Designed by architect Allen G. Siple, the Westwood Village store, located at 1025 Westwood Boulevard, opened in December 1937.
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Thank you! Another savable building. I always wondered what it started out as. The original verticals are wonderful. It's great how the (brass/chrome?) piping emerges from the facade and then passes behind the display windows, repeating the lines above the entrance canopy. Plus another expanse of mysterious and glamorous glass brick. The row of little buttons along the roofline is delightful. All in all, a really nicely integrated design.
(I wish someone would politely explain to the city that street trees should be planted between facades, if at all possible, and not smack in front of them.)
P.S. It's great too to see the old "Desmond's" sign just to the north. And here's the store:
(Looks like Myer Siegel had some signage up at this point)
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(I wonder if this sign was sited on the Miracle Mile or in Santa Monica. Pretty naughty either way.)