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Christie Hotel is a historic eight-story building at 6724 W. Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California.Considered Hollywood's first skyscraper [1] and also its first luxury hotel, [2] the building features Georgian Revival architecture and has been described as "an excellent example of its style" by the United States Department of the Interior.
Original 1902 Hollywood Hotel. The Hollywood Hotel opened in December 1902. It was designed and built by Lyman Farwell and Oliver Perry Dennis [1] for early Hollywood developer H.J. Whitley, to support selling residential lots to potential buyers arriving from Los Angeles by the electric Balloon Route trolley of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad.
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was built in 1926, in what is known as the Golden Era of Los Angeles architecture, and was named after the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. [2] It was financed by a group that included Louis B. Mayer , Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks , and Sid Grauman .
Postcard circa 1940s. Designed by John M. Cooper [2] and/or E. M. Frasier, [3] the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce cite the Knickerbocker as opening as a luxury apartment house in 1925 and then converting to a hotel, [1] while the United States Department of the Interior cite the Knickerbocker as opening as a hotel 1929. [2]
The Sunset Tower Hotel, previously known as The St. James's Club and The Argyle, is a historic building and hotel located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. Designed in 1929 by architect Leland A. Bryant , opened in 1931, it is considered one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Los Angeles area.
Luxury: Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts PC Signature Collection Residential PC Residences Premium: PC Legacy Midscale: Hotel One Vogue Budget: Roomph Hilton Worldwide: Tysons (USA) World-wide 1919 7,780 [35] 1,216,308 [35] Luxury
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The department of Motor Vehicles was within the Department of Finance in 1921. In 1935, the Department of Motor Vehicles was created. [7] Still only vehicles that used the highways were subject to registration, and the two classes of Driver's Licenses was Operator's and chauffeur's. The Highway Patrol was tasked with enforcement of the vehicle ...