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The 1939 May Company Building on Wilshire Blvd, “the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles,” is now home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. This first large-scale museum of its kind in the U.S. opened in 2021.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. The museum opened its Wilshire Blvd. location to the public in 1965. In 2026, LACMA opened the David Geffen Galleries for the permanent collection.
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The Walter L. Moore Building in downtown Santa Ana was completed in May 1924. Local architect H. Newton Thornton designed the 4-story, brick commercial building. The 1st floor provided retail space; professional offices occupied the floors above.
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The Samuel-Navarro Residence, integrated into a hillside in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, is a single-family residence built for Louis Samuel. The four-level, Mayan Revival style structure, designed by Lloyd Wright, was completed in 1928.
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The Whittier Village Cinemas, on Greenleaf Ave. in the historic downtown district of Whittier, opened as the Wardman Theatre in 1932. David S. Bushnell designed the Art Deco style single-screen theater for local businessman Aubrey Wardman.
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Long Beach Community Hospital was completed in 1924. The 1st hospital building had 125 beds. Later expansions added a new wing and specialized units. The hospital closed in 2018 due the discovery of an active earthquake fault under the property.
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John and Linda Kent opened the Munch Box in Chatsworth in 1956. Marcel Dumar designed the bright yellow and red, 300 sq ft roadside burger stand in the Googie style of architecture that was popular for coffee shops and restaurants at the time.
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