Always great to see original architecture resurrected...
And yeah, I'm still only up to page 520, living a year in the past...taking my sweet time.
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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
624 S La Brea known as Campanile of late.
1928
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According to the LA Times, Chef Walter Manzke's new Republique is set to open mid-October at 624 S. LaBrea, with a restored facade and courtyard area. Beautiful! The features were all still there under the Campanile glass roof - so it never really disappeared - it has just been reaerated.
"Walter said he worked with architect Osvaldo Maiozzi on the design, which was mainly to open the space while keeping the original architecture intact (built by Charlie Chaplin as an office complex in 1929). Much of the wood was shipped from the Philippines and is of the same age as the rest of the building, and the bar stools are being made by Walter's brother."
LA Times