Capitol Records
Hollywood, CA Photo courtesy Adriene Biondo
The Capitol Records building in Hollywood appropriately
resembles a stack of records and was built by Welton Becket Associates
in 1954.
Satellite Mobile Home Park
Anaheim, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
The front facade for the Satellite Mobile Home Park looks like
piece from a giant erector set. The girders surrounding the entranceway
feature holes throughout as a weight and material saver. Nowadays, the
"S" on top of the girders has been removed.
Washington Mutual
Manhattan Beach, CA Photo courtesy Adriene Biondo
Check out this Palm Springs style bank in Manhattan Beach on Pacific
Coast Highway, which is a former Coast Federal and now a Washington
Mutual.
The reflecting pools have been replaced with river washed stone but
it
still looks
great!
Many thanks to Chad Jones for clarification on former name.
Hanna Barbera Photo courtesy Adriene Biondo
The Hanna-Barbera Building at 3400 Cahuenga Boulevard, universally famous
cartoon factory and space age birthplace of television animation including
The Jetsons TV series, is in critical danger. See this MCM delight at Roadside Peek'sSpotlight on Hanna Barbera.