Streamline Moderne

Photo by Michael Everett

Aero Theatre

This moderate-sized neighborhood theatre, completed in 1940, was built by Douglas Aircraft Company, the Santa Monica-based airplane manufacturer, to serve its factory employees.

Photo by John Bare

All Seasons Brewing Co./Firestone Tire and Service Center

Architect Unknown

This prototype for Firestone exudes speed and motion, essential to the Moderne style.

Photo courtesy Marc Wanamaker

Ambassador Hotel (Demolished)

Paul R. Williams

One of Los Angeles' defining historic sites, the Ambassador fueled development of Wilshire Boulevard and housed the world-famous Cocoanut Grove.

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

A. C. Martin & Associates

Photo copyright J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute (2004.R.10)

Coulter's Department Store (Demolished)

Stiles O. Clements

One of the best examples of the Streamline Moderne style built in Los Angeles.

Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy

Crossroads of the World

Robert V. Derrah

Completed in 1936, Crossroads of the World was one of the first outdoor shopping centers in the country.

Earl Carroll Theatre, now Nickelodeon Studios. Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy

Earl Carroll Theatre

Gordon B. Kaufmann

Designed by master architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, the Earl Carroll Theatre exemplifies the optimism and grandeur of pre-war Hollywood.

Photo by Hunter Kerhart

El Rey Theatre

Clifford A. Balch

A beloved landmark of the Miracle Mile.

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy

Hollywood Palladium

Gordon B. Kaufmann

Hollywood wouldn't be what it is today without the Palladium, a popular venue for dance, live music, and special events since 1940.

Photo by Marcello Vavala/L.A. Conservancy

Hollywood Reporter Building

Douglas Honnold

George Vernon Russell

Arthur W. Hawes

Located on Sunset Boulevard, the Regency Moderne Hollywood Reporter Building reflects the development of the entertainment industry.

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