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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
re: First National Bank building.
This would make a great boutique hotel.
*I didn't even think of the 'obelisks' on top of Grauman's. You're right, they're bigger, but have a shorter distance to fall.
I think the damage would be about equal.
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I agree, the First National Bank Building would make a great hotel (or offices or apartments). It looks like a most attractive and lucrative project at an unbeatable location, but what do I know?
Raymond M. Kennedy had a thing for obelisks. Here's the impressive set on his Mode O'Day/ International Mart. They're
still there. Meyer and Holler really knew how to build stuff (they were architects
and contractors):
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Oh, wait, you already did that one:
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
usc digital archive
Can anyone explain this strange architectural style?
There is a neo-classical cartouche above the doorway on the extreme right....and an art deco 'design' on the corner pillar at the left.
The obelisks along the roof-line are oddly extravagant (as well as dangerous during an earthquake). |
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
(I'm not sure what those joints are called...tongue in groove?)
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This is 'tongue and groove'. It's used for flooring and paneling. The slats in the bench are pegged. I dunno what would stop kids pulling them out though:
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