Title supplied by cataloger. The Town House, also known as Sheraton Town House and Sheraton West, was designed by Norman P. Alpaugh and built in 1928. It consists of 13 floors, and boasts of having a mini-balcony on every floor and in each room. The structure is a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1997, Building #96000821. Two separate addresses are listed for this property: 2959-2973 Wilshire Boulevard and 607-643 S. Commonwealth Avenue. Looking northeast across Wilshire Boulevard, just west of where it meets S. Virgil Avenue (left). To the left of the Foster and Kleiser General Motors billboard is a sign for a Union 76 service station (not visible); to the right of the billboard is the Sheraton Town House Hotel and Lafayette Park. Photograph dated October 29, 1940.
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Sheraton Town House (Los Angeles, Calif.) General Motors Corporation Union 76 (Firm) Streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Billboards--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Advertising--Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Wilshire Lanterns Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Lafayette Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Virgil Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Blackstock Collection photographs Alpaugh, Norman P
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