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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
 It's such an odd structure. I always thought it resembled an old grain elevator/warehouse.
When I first moved to L.A. I was baffled that this strange building was a popular bar. It seemed so out of place.
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I have no idea what the building was used for when first built, but by the early 1970s it was being used as a furniture factory for Phyllis Morris. The furniture was a kind of high end baroque fantasy usually involving lots of carved blond wood. They also produced some astoundingly gaudy floor and table lamps. I think the company is still in business and being run by the founder's daughter. The first gay bar in there only took up part of the space, if memory serves me correctly. It often does not.
Here is a link to the current Phyllis Morris website. Looks like their current showroom is still there next door on N. Robertson.
http://phyllismorris.com/category.php