Monthly Archives: December 2010

Recreating a small corner of the Ambassador Hotel

Posted on December 12, 2010 by revival

An interesting feature on the LA Times site about the recreated moderne Coffee Shop at the former Ambassador Hotel site. Designed by notable architect Paul Williams in 1949, it was one of the few pieces of period design retained or … Continue reading →

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Inhabitated but unrestored

Posted on December 12, 2010 by revival

An interesting article in the New York Times about a formerly abandoned clubhouse that has been made into a very interesting home by cleaning up lots of pigeon droppings, but little actual restoration: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/garden/09selma.html?hpw#

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