Category Archives: Mid City

Ring Around “Rosy” – The “Magic Circle” Debacle at Wilshire and Western

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

One of the great terrors facing any American attempting to drive in Europe is the dreaded “roundabout,” a bizarre and incomprehensible (at least to most of us red blooded Americans) automotive whirlpool relentlessly hurtling speeding cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles … Continue reading →

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Whatever Became of the “Honeymoon” Cottage?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

How better to celebrate Valentine’s Day from a historic Hollywood architectural standpoint than a remembrance of Wallace Neff’s noble failure, the “Honeymoon Cottage?” Although architects and city planners had wrestled with it from time immemorial, the quest to provide affordable … Continue reading →

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The Wilshire Boulevard of the Future – 1928

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A Mini Monterey Mini Masterpiece by Robert V. Derrah

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

Architect Robert V. Derrah, who died far too young at the age of 51 in 1946, has nonetheless left a lasting legacy in the form of some landmark streamline moderne structures around the Los Angeles area, most notably the iconic … Continue reading →

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