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Norton Building, also known as Zukors [2] and H. Jeyne Company Building, [3] is a historic six story building located at 601-605 S. Broadway and 312 W. 6th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
Norton Flats was constructed in 1926 at North Norton Avenue in Los Angeles. Its erection was part of the post-war courtyard apartment boom in the United States. The Flats consisted of three two-story, four-unit buildings with rusty red clay roof tiles and double-hung windows. [1] The buildings were arranged in a U shape around a central garden.
The house is situated in East Gate Bel Air on Copa De Oro Road ('cup of gold' in Spanish), which was "coined to reflect the millionaire status of its inhabitants". [1] Copa De Oro Road was named in 2015 as one of the "15 Priciest Streets in America", with a median home value estimated at US$10.264 million.
Sawtelle Veterans Home. The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica lands donated by Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia B. de Baker.
Part of the Alvarado Terrace Historic District. Powers Place holds the distinction as the "shortest street in Los Angeles." 237 First Baptist Church of Los Angeles: April 9, 1981: 2875 W. 8th St.; 2960–2982 Leeward; 760 S. Westmoreland Ave. Mid-Wilshire Constructed by Allison & Allison in 1927; "...a notable work of eclectic architecture" 238
Samuel Tilden Norton (January 21, 1877 – February 16, 1959), or S. Tilden Norton as he was known professionally, was a Los Angeles–based architect active in the first decades of the 20th century. During his professional career, he and Abram M. Edelman were considered the city's preeminent synagogue architects, [ 1 ] and he was also ...
The Norton Simon is organized as an operating foundation, devoting its resources to its own public benefit activities. The operating budget is about $6 million. [14] The museum building, which is owned by the board of trustees, stands on land leased from the City of Pasadena for $1 a year. The 75-year lease runs until 2050.
Norton Winfred Simon (February 5, 1907 – June 2, 1993) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was at one time one of the wealthiest men in America. [1] At the time of his death, he had amassed a net worth of nearly US$10 billion. Simon was born to a Jewish family in Portland, Oregon. His father operated a wholesale goods store ...