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Herbert M. Baruch Corporation
The Herbert M. Baruch Corporation (commonly the ''Baruch Corporation'') was one of the largest general contractors in Southern California during the early to mid-20th century. During its existence from 1920 to 1955 the company constructed over 500 buildings including Hollywood Bowl, Beverly Hills City Hall, and other major civic and commercial buildings, many of which are now historic buildings. History The company was founded by Los Angeles native Herbert M. Baruch (1894-1955) upon his return from military service in World War I. His family was a prominent pioneer family in Southern California in the early 20th century that originated from Bavaria, and his father Jacob, with his brother Herman, was a principal in the prominent wholesale grocer Haas, Baruch and Company (one of the other partners was Abraham Haas, Abraham, father of Walter A. Haas, and this company eventually became Smart & Final). Mr. Baruch married twice: his first marriage was to Dorothy ''née'' Walter (189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Contractor
A general contractor, main contractor or prime contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project. Description A general contractor is a construction manager employed by a client, usually upon the advice of the project's architect or engineer. Responsible for the overall coordination of a project, general contractors may also act as building designer and foreman (a tradesman in charge of a crew). A general contractor must first assess the project-specific documents (referred to as a bid, proposal, or tender documents). In the case of renovations, a site visit is required to get a better understanding of the project. Depending on the project delivery method, the contractor will submit a fixed price proposal or bid, cost-plus price or an estimate. The general contractor considers the cost of home office overhead, gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brentwood Country Mart
The Brentwood Country Mart is a local shopping center in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles, California, next to the Santa Monica eastern city limit. First opened on November 18, 1948, “it’s a quaint reminder of a bygone era, and Brentwood residents are very protective of it.” Overview The Brentwood Country Mart is a shopping center, located at 225 26th Street just south of San Vincente Boulevard. Architect Rowland Crawford designed the barn-like architecture. The Mart has its own free parking lot and offers an outdoor dining area surrounding a large fire pit in the middle. The Mart hosts a variety of stores and dining options. Additionally, The Brentwood Country Mart offers a multitude of free events for families. History In the 1920s, land was zoned in Brentwood Place; 26th Street and San Vicente Boulevard was reserved for commercial construction. The Herbert M. Baruch Corporation, a construction company that existed from the early 1920s until the mid 1950s, origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, California. Wilshire Boulevard Temple's main building, with a sanctuary topped by a large Byzantine revival dome and decorated with interior murals, is a City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Moorish-style building, located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Wilshire Center district, was completed in 1929 and was designed by architect Abram M. Edelman (a son of the congregation's first rabbi, Abram Wolf Edelman). Wilshire Boulevard Temple is one of the largest Jewish congregations in Los Angeles, and has been led by several influential rabbis. Edgar Magnin has been described as the "John Wayne" of rabbis, and served for 69 years, from 1915 to 1984. The congregation has built a second campus on the Westside, following relocations among its people, and this opened in 1998. Despite repe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mead Homes
William Mead Homes is a public housing development located in Chinatown, a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles. Nicknamed "Dogtown" because of its proximity to the historic Ann Street Animal Shelter whose canine residents could be heard for blocks around, it is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. History The site was funded with the federal Housing Act of 1937. The proposal to build the site was rejected in December 1940 because of high land purchase costs (averaging $23,900 per acre, when other developments were as low as $2400). was owned by the Consolidated Steel Corporation. The remaining property was on land bequeathed by William Mead, an early Los Angeles politician. The land price was reduced to $20,000 an acre by January 1941, but didn't proceed until a federally-backed United States Housing Authority loan signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt was given on March 12, 1941. It was built in 1941-1942 and contains 449 units in 24 buildings, replacin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Municipal Building
Van Nuys City Hall, built in 1932 originally as the Valley Municipal Building, serves various municipal services for the San Fernando Valley residents of the City of Los Angeles such as meeting chambers and public service offices and was dedicated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, Historic-Cultural Monument in 1968. Currently, it has 8 stories over 49,000 square feet and is located within the larger Van Nuys Government Center, on Van Nuys Boulevard at its intersection with Sylvan Street. History The need for the Van Nuys City Hall is documented from 1916 when the City of Los Angeles rented a twenty-foot store building to house the Department of Water and the City Engineer's Office. Within 8 months, the need for more space had become evident which paralleled the expansion of the San Fernando Valley itself. Postcards mailed to the City Clerk of Los Angeles decided the final location of where the Van Nuys City Hall would be built in 1929. In order to prepare for the increa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Gardens
Ramona Gardens is a public housing development in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Currently and historically Latino, it is also the home of the Big Hazard street gang, connected to the Mexican Mafia, and has been the center of the illegal drug market in Southern California. The development abuts the Interstate 10 and is part of LAPD's Hollenbeck Division. Initial construction The Ramona Gardens project was designed by Housing Architects Associated, made up of Ralph Flewelling, George J. Adams, Lloyd Wright, Lewis Eugene Wilson, Walter S. Davis and Eugene Weston Jr. They had previously designed the Utah Street housing project under the name of Utah Street Architects Association and designed the Aliso Village project under the name Housing Group Architects. The landscaping was by the firm of Bashford and Barlow. The project was originally named Ramona Village, it was changed in Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Studios
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). History Famous Players Film Company Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Student Housing
Student housing owned by the University of California, Los Angeles is governed by two separate departments: the Office of Residential Life, and Housing and Hospitality Services, and provides housing for both undergraduates and graduate students, on and off-campus. Undergraduate UCLA's original residence hall was Hershey Hall, located on Hilgard Avenue in South Campus. It was named after Mira Hershey, who bequeathed $300,000 to have the all-women dorm built. The original Hershey Hall of the 1930s is still in use today as an academic building. However, the west wing that was added later was demolished to make way for the Terasaki Life Sciences Building. The men's wing, built in 1959, was located in the current site of Parking Garage 2. Today, much of UCLA's undergraduate residential community is located on a ridge on the northwestern edge of the campus called “the Hill.” The Hill consists of residential complexes housing, dining halls, commons buildings containing student s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Hotel (Los Angeles)
The Mayfair Hotel is a historic hotel in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The Sun Realty Company commissioned the building in 1926 and architectural firm Curlett & Beelman designed it in the Renaissance Revival style. The hotel opened on February 1, 1927. History Construction and opening The Sun Realty Company commissioned the Mayfair Hotel on 7th Street in the Westlake neighborhood in Los Angeles in 1926, designed by Curlett & Beelman and built at a cost of (). The company constructed the Mayfair at the same time as two of its other projects, the Roosevelt Building at 7th and Flower and the Chester Williams Building at 5th and Broadway. At 15 stories tall, promoters advertised the building as the tallest west of the Mississippi. The hotel opened on February 1, 1927, with a banquet for hotel industry members. The dinner event featured live music from the Rainbow Isle Orchestra and inaugural manager J. J. Hernan hosted the preview event for local journalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) is a public community college in Wilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students from Harbor City, Carson, San Pedro, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. LAHC accommodates over 8,900 students per semester, and is located between Wilmington and Harbor City, the heart of the Los Angeles harbor region. As of 2010, 37% of LAHC's population were part-time students, with 65% describing themselves as full-time. The school population is about 40% male and 60% female. Academics Like most community colleges in the state of California, LAHC offers programs for students to eventually transfer to a four-year university as well as occupational training programs in business and office administration, electronics technology, computer technology, and nursing. The college also offers a program for international students. Notable alumni * Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazard's Pavilion
Hazard's Pavilion was a large auditorium in Los Angeles, California, at the intersection of Fifth and Olive Streets. Showman George "Roundhouse" Lehman had planned to construct a large theatre center on the land he purchased at this location, but he went broke and the property was sold to the City Attorney (and soon to be Mayor), Henry T. Hazard. The venue was built in 1887 by architects Kysor, Morgan & Walls at a cost of $25,000, a large amount for the time, and seated up to 4,000 people (some sources say that seating could be up to 8,000; the building was divided into two galleries, and perhaps ''each'' accommodated 4,000). The building was constructed of wood with a clapboard exterior, and the front was framed by two towers. Hazard's Pavilion As the largest building of its type in Los Angeles at the time, Hazard's Pavilion was a venue for conventions, political meetings, lectures, fairs, religious meetings, concerts, operas, balls, and sports events. It opened in April, 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Newmark
Harris Newmark (July 5, 1834 – 1916) was a Jewish American businessman, philanthropist, and historian who was born in the West Prussian city of Löbau (now Lubawa, Poland). Newmark immigrated to the United States in 1853. He sailed from Europe to New York City, and then to San Francisco. He joined his older brother and other family in Los Angeles. His branch of the family were among the founders and developers of the region, founding Montebello, California and the related area. Newmark contributed to developing many local institutions, such as the Los Angeles County Library and others supporting children's welfare. He wrote a memoir, ''Sixty Years in Southern California: 1853–1913'', which has been cited in dozens of academic papers and books. It is described as the Los Angeles equivalent of a Pepys diary. Early years Newmark was the son of Jewish parents Phillip and Esther Newmark. Among his siblings was an older brother Joseph P. Newmark. Their father Phillip Newmark was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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