Abram M. Edelman (1863–1941) was an American

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from

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. Some of his buildings are listed on the

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Early life

Abram M. Edelman was born on August 19, 1863. His father,

Abram Wolf Edelman Abram Wolf Edelman (a.k.a. Abraham Edelman) (1832-1907) was a Polish-born American rabbi. He was the first rabbi in Los Angeles, California,Samuel D. GruberRestoring a Landmark Synagogue: If You Rebuild It, Will They Come? '' The Jewish Daily Forwa ...

, was a migrant from

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and the first rabbi of Los Angeles' Congregation B'nai B'rith from 1862. Edelman apprenticed to architects in

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Career

Edelman designed the El Mio House (the Smith Estate), for Judge David Patterson Hatch in 1887. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. He then designed the Remick Building in 1903. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. He designed Blanchard Hall in 1909, on South Broadway (231-235). From about 1920 to 1923, he designed

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in the

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architectural style.Breed Street Shul

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In 1920, Edelman designed the First National Bank Building in

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and the First National Bank of San Pedro in

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, with his nephew and fellow architect Leo W. Barnett. They also designed the clubhouse of the Hillcrest Country Club, a Jewish golf club in

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, in 1921-1922. Edelman designed the Theosophy Hall in Los Angeles in 1927, at 33rd St and Grand Avenue.Google street view In 1928, he worked with architect Archie C. Zimmerman to design the Alhambra Air Terminal Building at the Alhambra Airport (dismantled for real estate redevelopment in late 1940s), on

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near Vega Street in

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. Edelman designed the

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, with architect

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, in 1925.Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles Conservancy

Death

Edelman died on September 2, 1941.

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References

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