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This page is a section of a larger project entitled, Southbay Deco. These photographs were taken around the LA Metroplex in March, 2002. David Gebhard and Robert Winter's Los Angeles: An architectural guide provided an essential guide to finding and dating these sites. If you have suggestions or comments on how this page might be improved, feel free to email me at: wooda@email.sjsu.edu.


Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant (1936-37), 1334 S. Central Avenue, South Downtown

Cole and Santa Monica, West Hollywood

Cole and Santa Monica, West Hollywood (Detail)

Former Carl's Supermarket Building (1933), 1530-36 W. 6th Street, East MacArthur Park

Crossroads of the World (1936), 6671 Sunset Boulevard, Central Hollywood

Thomas Jefferson High School (1936), 1319 E. 41st Street, Los Angeles

Hollywood High School, Liberal and Household Arts Building (1934-35), Sunset and Highland, Central Hollywood

Hollywood High School (detail)

Hollywood High School, Science Building

Former Volkswagen Showroom Building (circa 1937), Maple and Olympic Boulevard, South Beverly Hills

Former Volkswagen Showroom Building (detail)

Former Owl Drug Company (1934), 6380-84 Hollywood Boulevard

Former KFI Radio Station Building (1936), 133-141 N. Vermont Avenue, East MacArthur Park

Former KFI Radio Station Building (detail)

Former Wardman Theatre (1932), 7038 Greenleaf Avenue, Whittier

Lou Henry Hoover School (1938) Camilla Street at Alta Avenue, Whittier

Lou Henry Hoover School (detail)

Griffith Park Observatory Obelisk (1934)
Text and photos copyright: Andrew Wood.