Santora Building
The Santora Building occupies almost half an acre in the heart of the Santa Ana Arts District at 2nd and Broadway. Locally prominent architect Frank Lansdowne designed the building in 1929 in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style with extensive Churrigueresque ornamentation and ornamental ironwork. Daniger’s Tea Room, famous for its home-cooked meals, delicious tea, cakes and pie that attracted notable Hollywood celebrities, was located in the building in the 1930s and 40s. It also served temporarily as City Hall after the 1933 earthquake damaged the building at 3rd and Main. Today it houses restaurants, galleries, offices and the California Center for Digital Arts. It is a California Historical Landmark and listed on the Santa Ana Register Of Historic Properties and National Register of Historic Places.
Santa Ana, Orange County
Photographers: Al Russell, Andrew Schmidt