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Art Deco Society hopes to shine a spotlight on a forgotten gem

Columnist · March 3, 2025

On Preservation, by Brian Curran “Skyscraper Reveals New Type of Architecture,” announced the Los Angeles Times Real Estate section in 1929 at the release of plans for a new tower […]

Father and creator of Miracle Mile is innovative A.W. Ross

Nona Sue Friedman · March 3, 2025

If you blink you’ll miss the bust of A.W. Ross at 5799 Wilshire Blvd., located in a grassy little triangle facing the stretch of boulevard he created, Miracle Mile. Without […]

Modernism in our midst: Masterpieces and McMansions

Columnist · September 29, 2022

October 13-16 is “Modernism Week October” in Palm Springs, a celebration of the desert city’s history and heritage as a laboratory for modern, mid-century and contemporary design. Really a Modernism […]

Local architect drawing Harvey House final touches

Suzan Filipek · June 29, 2017

Last month we asked our readers to send us their memories of the Fred Harvey Room at Union Station. While we didn’t receive any reminiscences about one of the last […]

Groundbreaking set for January for The Mansfield

Suzan Filipek · September 3, 2014

A six-story, 138-unit, mixed-use project has been given the okay at City Hall, and neighbors are bracing themselves for more construction in Sycamore Square. The Mansfield, at 5100 Wilshire Blvd., […]

Stiles O. Clements was an important figure in Art Deco movement

Laura Eversz · February 27, 2014

Stiles O. Clements, who designed the Pasadena Showcase House, was a prominent Southern California architect for 50 years. He studied architecture at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, and took further […]

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