Title supplied by cataloger. Architect Norman P. Alpaugh built the Town House, also known as Sheraton Town House and Sheraton West, in 1928. It consists of 13 floors and boasts of a mini-balcony on every floor, and in each room. It is a City of L.A. Historic Monument, including the roof neon signs that read "Sheraton" and "Sheraton Town House", and was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1997, Building #96000821. Two separate addresses are listed for this building: 2959-2973 Wilshire Blvd. and 607-643 S. Commonwealth Ave. The architectural firm of Walker and Eisen built the Arcady Hotel, located across from Lafayette Park at 2619 Wilshire Boulevard, in 1927. View of Wilshire Boulevard, along with Virgil, Commonwealth, and Hoover streets. The identifiable buildings are: Lumbermen's American Motors and Town House on the left, James Webb engraving and stationary on the right, and farther back are the Arcady and Asbury Hotels, located along Wilshire Boulevard across from Lafayette Park.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 19 cm. Photographic prints
Arcady (Apartment house : Los Angeles, Calif.) Sheraton Town House (Los Angeles, Calif.) Asbury Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.) Lumbermen's American Motors (Los Angeles, Calif.) Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Engravers--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Alpaugh, Norman P Walker & Eisen
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