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Title
Palomar Ballroom on Vermont
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Architect Samuel B. Bird designed the 1925 Spanish Colonial Revival style El Patio Ballroom, which could house up to 10,000 patrons. The amusement center, located at 245 South Vermont Avenue was later known as the Rainbow Gardens and finally the Palomar. The building burned down on October 2, 1939.
The exterior of the Palomar restarant, which offers dining, dancing, and cocktails.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00008805
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-3(978)
CARL0000010247
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/87526
Subject
Palomar (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Restaurants--California--Los Angeles
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--California--Los Angeles
Ballrooms--California--Los Angeles
Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Bird, Samuel B
Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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