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Old Posted Oct 2, 2012, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire View Post


One of the most famous buildings in the city-- it is actually the remodeling of three or so separate structures by Robert Derrah, who also did Crossroads of the World.


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A Dick Whittington shot, 1939--looks heavily airbrushed to me.


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A 1974 interior shot I've never seen before.
Ah... a noire connection. The widow of notorious gangster Charles "Goodtime Charlie" Crossman hired Robert Derrah to design the Crossroads of the World.
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