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Category Archives: Lost Hollywood
After 68 – Remembering the Unforgettable Ambassador in a New Documentary
I have risen momentarily from my blog-writing slumber to let everyone know about a wonderful new documentary project by producer/director Camilo Silva called After 68 that’s currently in the works on what is perhaps the single greatest loss of history to ever befall … Continue reading
One Smart Girl – Deanna Durbin (1921-2013)
Bar none, the best summer job I ever had was as a tour guide at Universal Studios. It was such a thrill running around that famed and historic lot where so many legendary talents had worked. To walk in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brentwood, Interesting People, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 421 North Saltair Avenue, Alan G. Siple, Carl Laemmle, Charles E. Rogers, Charles Henri David, Deanna Durbin, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Felix Jackson, Henry Koster, Irving Thalberg, Joe Pasternak, Judy Garland, Maynard L. Parker, Three Smart Boys, Three Smart Girls, Universal Studios, Vaughn Paul
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Interlude – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel
Although Paradise Leased is essentially a blog dedicated to Southern California’s historic architecture on occasion we like to veer from the text if we feel it merits doing so. I recently rediscovered a set of photos and plans from one of … Continue reading
Posted in Lost Hollywood, Paradise Elsewhere
Tagged Architectural Record, Frank Lloyd Wright, Imperial Hotel, Japan, Louis Sullivan, Tokyo
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So Long Statler – A Cheerless End for L.A.’s Atomic Age Hotel
Like the condemned prisoner it is, the old Statler Center/Statler Hilton/Omni/Wilshire Grand Hotel at the corner of Wilshire and Figueroa @ 930 Wilshire Boulevard, at this hour stoically sits awaiting its fate. Unlike any human counterparts, however, there’s no chance … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 1337 Carroll Avenue, 930 Wilshire Boulevard, A.A. Nickman, A.C. Martin Partners, Arthur F. Douglas, Celeste Holm, Conrad Hilton, Dwight Eisenhower, Earl Warren, Holabird Root & Burgee, Hotel Statler, J.C. Meacham, Mary E. Foy, Richard M. Nixon, Samuel Calvert Foy, Statler Hilton, William H. Thomas, Wilshire Grand Hotel, Xavier Cugat
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Lost Hollywood – A John De Lario in the Hills of Beverly
Today we remember architect John De Lario for the fine work he did throughout the picturesque Hollywoodland development in the 1920’s. He did so many notable homes there it is easy to forget that De Lario also designed homes and businesses in … Continue reading
Posted in Architects, Beverly Hills, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 1000 North Alpine Drive, 962 North Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills California, Edith Nattkemper Lloyd, Elizabeth Lloyd-Davis Foundation, Genevieve Butler, Hollywoodland, John De Lario, Kirk B. Johnson, Ledgemont Park, Lewis M. Lloyd, Lulu Hull Lloyd, McKown & Kuehl, Morgan Walls & Clements, Ralph B. Lloyd, Ralph B. Lloyd Foundation, Thomas Franklin Power, Thomas Thorkildsen, Ventura Avenue Oil Field, Ventura Land and Water Co., Ventura Oil Field
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Cool in Concrete – Old Hollywood’s Concrete Bungalows
A century ago there was a great deal of excitement over the possibilities of using concrete to build houses – not just for foundations but for the whole house itself. After all, what was there not to like about concrete? … Continue reading
Posted in Central Hollywood, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 1140 Palm Street, 2035 North Highland Avenue, 2045 North Highland Avenue, 749 El Centro, Brown Brothers, Carlos de la Cruz, Charles McKenzie, concrete bungalow, Edward A. Kaufman, Eugene Weston Jr., Frances Marian Emmerson, Jack (Doc) Kearns, Jack Dempsey, Mary C. Tenney, Thomas Edison
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URGENT!!! Your Help is Needed NOW to Save the Historic Pickford/Fairbanks Studios!!!
As some of you may have heard, much of the historic old Pickford/Fairbanks/Goldwyn/United Artists/Warner Hollywood Studios (a/k/a The Lot) at Santa Monica Boulevards and Formosa Avenue is threatened with demolition – immediate demolition of some structures unless something is done to … Continue reading
Posted in General Announcements, Lost Hollywood, West Hollywood
Tagged Allison Anders, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford
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A New Look at the Old Spaghetti Factory Building
Recently, I did a post on the demolition of the old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard and in it I wanted to show what a beautiful building it originally was when it was built in 1924 as … Continue reading
R.I.P. Old Old Spaghetti Factory Building 1924-2012
Yesterday a demolition crew pretty had much wiped out all that remained of the decrepit old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Gordon Street. For years the building had been shuttered pending plans to build … Continue reading
The Siege of Fort Anthony – Part III – Conclusion
And now at last, at long, long overdue last, is the conclusion of the thrilling story of the Siege of Fort Anthony. Since it’s been so long in coming if you’d like a refresher on parts I and II just click on … Continue reading
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