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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I hadn't noticed this interesting frieze. (is that a bovine in the middle?)
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Maybe a hunting dog? (is that a kneeling hart on the right?)
There was a statue in the niche on the left side of the second floor. It's gone:
I'm not sure of the placement of this one (maybe on the south side):
pix above from
la city planning
There was another bas-relief to the right of the right-hand, ground-floor door (you can see it in the historic photo below).
The London House bas-relief before it was installed, looking so fresh and new:
huntington dl (detail)
The city hearing in January decided to look further into monument status for the building because the application "warrants further investigation". I hope it goes well.
The building is not without problems. It's not falling down or anything, but the previous owner said in an interview that it was recommended that it basically be taken down to the studs and a new foundation poured, then restored.
The west and south sides of London House (the angled thing against the penthouse was a skylight for the studio):
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Originally Posted by odinthor
There seem to be flower-boxes missing from under the windows at right (or at least something happened under those windows).
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The railings are missing (nothing that can't be replaced):
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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Originally Posted by odinthor
The design reminds me vaguely of the sort of decoration you'd find at Scandinavian stave churches or on runestones.
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That's it exactly.
"You can take the boy out of Norway, etc..."
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Originally Posted by odinthor
Looks like the piece fell off due to the flow of water from the something-or-other above.
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Yeah, rainwater has been draining around the beam which holds the winch. The frieze never had a chance (I bet the beam is rotted out too). Looks like someone has tried a patch recently (better late than never):
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