A more modern Garden of Allah sign on the corner of Havenhurst Dr. and Sunset blvd. in 1959.
The complex was torn down that same year.
usc archive
Replaced by this bank. (actually a pretty good example of mid-century modern)
google street view
google street view
When I lived in L. A., I was always told there was a model of the Garden of Allah in the bank lobby.
I never took the time to go in and see if it was true. I could kick myself.