Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT

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1 Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION HEARING DATE: August 17, 2017 TIME: 10:00 AM PLACE: City Hall, Room N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA CASE NO.: CHC HCM ENV CE Location: /2 South Kings Road Council District: 5 - Koretz Community Plan Area: Wilshire Area Planning Commission: Central Neighborhood Council: Mid City West Legal Description: Tract TR 10389, Lot 57 PROJECT: REQUEST: OWNER(S): APPLICANT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the AIDLIN-REES APARTMENTS Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument Rimini LP Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Steven Luftman 1212 South Orlando Avenue Los Angeles, CA RECOMMENDATION That the Cultural Heritage Commission: 1. Not take the property under consideration as a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, Section because the application and accompanying photo documentation do not suggest the submittal warrants further investigation. 2. Adopt the report findings. VINCENT P. BERTONI, AICP Director of Planning [ [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Office of Historic Resources [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] Lambert M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources [SIGNED ORIGINAL IN FILE] Melissa Jones, Planning Assistant Office of Historic Resources Attachment: Historic-Cultural Monument Application

2 CHC HCM /2 South Kings Road Page 2 of 3 SUMMARY The subject property is a two-story, three-unit Streamline Moderne-style apartment building with garages at the rear constructed in 1936 on Kings Road on the block between West 1 st Street to the north and West 3 rd Street to the south in the Beverly-Fairfax area of Los Angeles. It was built by engineer Joseph J. Rees for Samuel Aidlin, a local developer and contractor, as part of the Beverly Square residential development tract. This tract was originally owned and subdivided by the Merchants National Trust and Savings Bank in 1928 and was designed and marketed as an ultra-modern multi-family residential development. The subject property has an irregular, L-shaped plan, a flat roof with a clay tile parapet cap, and is clad with non-smooth and combed stucco. The property features divided-lite corner windows, porthole windows, a decorative heavy wood horizontal screen and balcony railing that wraps the west and south facades on the second story, as well as a curved second story balcony on the south facing elevation. The front doors on all three units have two horizontal decorative stainless steel strips, a stainless steel kick plate, and half-round decorative stainless steel plate surrounding the door knobs. On the interior, the property exhibits original geometric handrails on the staircases, plaster crown moldings with an intricate geometric Art Deco pattern, and tile work in the kitchens and bathrooms. The Streamline Moderne style emerged in the United States in the 1930s and is often considered to be a late branch of the Art Deco style. Where Art Deco was rich, brightly colored and highly ornamented, Streamline Moderne was sparse, stripped down and monochromatic. Rounded corners, horizontal bands, and smooth surfaces give Streamline Moderne buildings the appearance of being smoothed and rounded by aerodynamic forces. Other characteristic elements of the style include flat or nearly flat roofs, smooth stucco cladding, steel casement windows, horizontal moldings, continuous sill courses, and windows with no surrounds. Alterations to the subject property over the years include: the replacement of original casement windows with jalousie windows and the addition of aluminum awnings over some of the windows in the 1960s; a small addition to the dining room of a rear unit in 2008; and the addition of screen doors and window security bars on some of the units at an unknown date. The building also appears to have been re-stuccoed at some point. While the citywide historic resources survey, SurveyLA, did identify a potential district with boundaries that closely mirror those of the original Beverly Square development tract, the Beverly Square Multi-Family Residential Historic District, the subject property was not identified as a contributor nor individually eligible for historic designation at any level. CRITERIA The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age.

3 CHC HCM /2 South Kings Road Page 3 of 3 DISCUSSION The applicant argues that the Aidlin-Rees Apartments is eligible under one criterion of the Cultural Heritage Ordinance: it embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architecturaltype specimen, inherently valuable for study of a period, style, or method of construction as an excellent representative example of the Streamline Moderne architectural style as applied to a multi-family dwelling constructed during the mid to late 1930s. Staff finds that the Aidlin-Rees Apartments does not appear to meet any of the Cultural Heritage Ordinance criteria. The subject property does not individually reflect the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, state, or community. The new neighborhoods of the Beverly-Fairfax area of the Wilshire neighborhood were heavily marketed as discrete subdivisions and developed mostly from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s. They included a high number of multi-family residences, including numerous two-story duplexes and fourplexes in a variety of Period Revival and Modern styles like the subject property. The subject property exhibits a common typology for this time period and there is a plethora of 1930s multi-family residences extant in the Wilshire neighborhood and across the city. The subject property is not identified with any historic personages or important historical events. Though the apartment building retains original elements such as a flat roof, corner windows, porthole windows, and rounded corners typical of the style, the subject property is not a unique or outstanding example of the Streamline Moderne style. The Streamline Moderne style is applied to the subject property in a simplified manner and only on the front street-visible façade. Also, the addition of window awnings, security bars on some of the windows, and window box air-conditioners, as well as the non-smooth stucco cladding compromise the original design intent. Other more exemplary multi-family properties in the Streamline Moderne style that are already locally designated include the 844 South Plymouth Apartments (1936, HCM #970); Jacobsen Duplex (1938, HCM #796); the Richardson Apartments (1940, HCM #847); and the Hannah Schwartz Apartments (1947, HCM #1002). Furthermore, the subject property is not a notable work of a master architect. Staff finds that the property does not appear to rise to the level of historic significance to be individually eligible for designation as a Los Angeles City Historic-Cultural Monument. FINDINGS Based on the facts set forth in the summary, discussion, and application, the Commission determines that the property is not significant enough to warrant further investigation as a potential Historic-Cultural Monument.

4 CITY OF LOS ANGELES HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMINATION FORM 1. PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION Proposed Monument Name: Other Associated Names: Aidlin-Rees Apartments Beverly Square Featured Apartments First Owner/Tenant Street Address: 106 S Kings Road Zip: Council District: 5 Range of Addresses on Property: Assessor Parcel Number: /2 S Kings Road Wilshire Community Name: Tract: TR Block: none Lot: 57 Proposed Monument Property Type: Building Structure Object Site/Open Space Natural Feature 2. CONSTRUCTION HISTORY & CURRENT STATUS Year built: Factual E Threatened? 1936 Private Development Architect/Designer: Joseph.J. Rees Contractor: Samual Aidlin Original Use: MulBfamily housing Present Use: MulBfamily housing Is the Proposed Monument on its Original Site? Yes Un 3. STYLE & MATERIALS Architectural Style: Streamline Moderne Stories: 2 Plan Shape: L-shaped FEATURE PRIMARY SECONDARY CONSTRUCTION CLADDING Type: Material: Wood Stucco, smooth Type: Material: Steel Stucco, textured ROOF WINDOWS ENTRY Type: Material: Type: Material: Style: Flat Rolled asphalt Casement Wood Recessed Type: Material: Type: Material: Style: Select Select Select Select Select DOOR Type: Plank Type: Select

5 CITY OF LOS ANGELES HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMINATION FORM 4. ALTERATION HISTORY 11/20/08 A small addibon to the dining room of unit 108½ at the very rear of the building 1960s 1960s Aluminum awnings over some windows Casement windows replaced with jalousie windows; they are contained within the original fr 5. EXISTING HISTORIC RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION wn) List Regist st c List f Regist st c R rces st r r rve rve 6. APPLICABLE HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT CRITERIA t w st r r r t a g n ge

6 CITY OF LOS ANGELES HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMINATION FORM 7. WRITTEN STATEMENTS CONTACT INFORMATION Applicant Name: Steven LuJman Company: Street Address: 1212 S Orlando Ave Los Angeles CA City: State: Zip: Phone Number: slujman@yahoo.com es No o Name: ISAAC COHANZAD Company: WISEMAN RESIDENTIAL LLC Street Address: Santa Monica Boulevard City: Los Angeles State: CA Zip: Phone Number: (310) Name: Steven LuJman Company: Street Address: 1212 S Orlando Ave Los Angeles CA City: State: Zip: Phone Number: slujman@yahoo.com

7 CITY OF LOS ANGELES HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT NOMINATION FORM 9. SUBMITTAL APPLICATION CHECKLIST 10. RELEASE read each atement and check the corr o to indicate that you agr atemen Steven Luftman May 3, 2017 Name: Date: Signature: toric R r Departmen ree R g

8 A. Architectural Description Introduction The Aidlin-Rees Apartments, located at S. Kings Road, is an outstanding example of Streamline Moderne residential architecture and an essential component of the Beverly Square subdivision. As Beverly Square was designed and marketed as an ultra-modern neighborhood, the Streamline Moderne style a modern departure from the Period Revival styles of the era was an important component of this identity. Buildings of the style peppered the streets of the subdivision, making it an unusual concentration of Streamline Moderne architecture. The subject building, constructed in 1936, was prominently featured in the subdivision s advertising and is one of few remaining buildings that tell the story of Beverly Square s visual identity. 4 Site The property at 106 South Kings Road (full address spanning ) occupies a rectangular parcel of 7,153.6 square feet on the east side of S. Kings Road, in the block between W. 1 st Street to the north and W. 3 rd Street to the south. 5 The two-story building shares a ten-foot setback with the other buildings on the east side of Kings Road. 6 The building is accessed via a concrete walkway in the southern part of the parcel. The walkway leads to a set of concrete stairs to the north of the walkway, and ends at three concrete stairs on the west side of the building. The garages are accessed via a concrete driveway at the northern edge of the parcel. 106 S Kings Rd. has an irregular L shaped plan. To the south is an exterior courtyard the subject building shares with South Kings Road. The courtyard is made from the space inside of the L and the mirrored L of South Kings Road. Exterior The Aidlin-Rees Apartments is two stories tall and has three two-story units. Constructed during the latter years of the Great Depression, the building is remarkable for its detailed construction and for the high quality of life it provides to its occupants. Unique at the time, and illustrating the building s quality construction, the first floor joists are 9-inch steel I-beams. 7 The building is clad with smooth stucco and features a flat roof. The second story displays a strong horizontal datum of raked stucco and windows and doors with accentuated parallel mullions. To further accentuate the horizontality of the design, the second story also features a decorative heavy wood horizontal screen and balcony railing on the front elevation. The horizontal bars are separated and supported by round vertical dowels All Sunday issues Los Angeles Times, 1, V. 5 ZIMAS query April 27, 2017 ( 6 City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, Permit No , May 8, City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, Permit No , May 8, 1936

9 On the south side of the building is a curved second story balcony above the entries to apartment 106 and 106½ South Kings Road. The Streamline Moderne curve of the balcony relieves the simplicity of the cubed design scheme. The three stairs to the front entryway of 106 and 106½ S Kings Rd match the curve of the balcony above. All three entryways face the courtyard to the south of the building. The entry to 108 has its own set of three stairs that are shadowed by the rectangular balcony above. The flat roof, another identifying Moderne feature, has a parapet with tile trim, which creates a horizontal line around the top of the entire building and is accentuated by the matching color of the grille trim and doors. The ground and second floors have corner wrap-around windows with four fixed panes divided by wood muntins, creating Streamline horizontal fenestration. On the south side just east of the main entry to 106 are decorative iron bars over an octagon porthole window, evoking restrained Streamline Moderne ship influences. The front doors on all three units feature two horizontal decorative stainless steel strips, a shiny stainless steel kick plate, and half-round decorative stainless steel under the door knobs. The photograph used in the 1936 Los Angeles Times advertisement clearly shows the half-round demi-lune plates and the horizontal strips. As this is an early automobile suburb, each unit has its own garage that is accessed via a driveway to the north of the building from South Kings Road. The three garages are arranged in a row along the eastern property line. South of the garages is a shared back yard. Thanks to the similar massing of the building to its south at S. Kings Road, there is a shared courtyard between the two addresses, fostering community living. Because S. Kings is of a very different style, together they represent the variety of architecture of Beverly Square. From the 1936 photographs, it appears that much of the sculpted, rounded base plantings are original. Interior While the exterior is primarily Streamline Moderne, the interior mixes elements of Streamline and Art Deco with Colonial attributes. The banister on the staircase at the entry is uniquely Streamline. The newel post cap features three horizontal elements and the end of the handrail is wrapped around the newel post below the cap. The handrail continues up the stairs with a decorative Streamline Colonial swag between the posts. The rail along the wall on the other side of the stairs has geometric ends and wall mounts with Art Deco influences. The original plaster molding in the living room has an intricate geometric Deco pattern with a clean streamline ridge against the ceiling. Light streams in though the corner window and the south-facing large octagonal porthole window. Intricate Art Deco detailing can also be seen on the mail slot and front door peepholes. 8 The baseboards continue the Art Deco theme, with a ziggurat design of four horizontal 8 E. U. https books google com books id tdzaaaamaaj Weber, Art Deco (JP Press, 1989).

10 ridges. In the dining room the Deco baseboards are complemented by Streamline Moderne wainscot molding which is comprised of three wide horizontal radius ridges encircling the room. Inspiration for the ziggurat design, so popular in the 1930s, came from Egyptian, Mayan and Aztec temples. 9 The dressing rooms feature a round mirror in the Streamline style 10 and elaborate built-in desks with heavily scalloped edges. The kitchens and baths exhibit elaborate Deco tile work. Each apartment features a different color theme. The main bath for 106 Kings features Peach, Orchid and Café au Lait, 106½ is done in Pheasant Green and Cream, while 108 features Orchid and Rose. 11 Alterations The building has endured only a few minor alterations. The only permitted alteration is a small addition to the dining room of unit 108½ at the very rear of the building, constructed in Additional alterations include: Aluminum awnings over some windows, apparently added in the 1960s. Some of the original wood casement windows have been replaced with jalousie windows; they are contained within the original frames. Character defining features Exterior Stark geometric form Smooth stucco Strong horizontal datum of raked stucco Windows and doors with accentuated parallel mullions Decorative heavy wood horizontal screen and balcony railing Curved second story balcony Curved entry stairs corresponding to curved balcony overhead Flat roof accentuated by a horizontal line of tile trim Corner wrap-around windows Streamline horizontal fenestration Entry doors adorned with two horizontal decorative stainless steel strips, kick plate and half-round decorative stainless steel under the doorknobs 9 L. U. Fischer, Designing Women: Cinema, Art Deco, and the Female Form (Columbia University Press, 2003). 10 V. McAlester et al., A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013). 11 "Marsh Wonder Walls for Beautiful Interiors," (Dover, Ohio: Marsh Wall Products Company, 1936).

11 Original sculpted, rounded base plantings Interior Streamlined newel post cap features three horizontal elements and the end of the handrail wrapped around the newel post below the cap Handrail with decorative streamline colonial swag between the posts Handrail with Art Deco geometric wall mounts and ends Original plaster molding in the living room in an intricate Deco pattern with Streamline ridge against the ceiling Baseboards with Art Deco ziggurat design of four horizontal ridges Streamline wainscot molding in dining room Dressing rooms feature a round mirror in the streamline style and elaborate built-in desks with heavily scalloped edges Kitchens and baths exhibit elaborate Deco tile work. Each apartment features a different color theme Deco detailing on the mail slot and front door peepholes B. Statement of Significance Summary The Aidlin-Rees Apartments meets the following criteria for designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument: It embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for study of a period, style, or method of construction. Built in 1936 during a period of recovery from the Great Depression, the Aidlin-Rees Apartments is an excellent representative example of the Streamline Moderne architectural style as applied to a multi-family dwelling constructed during the mid to late 1930s. 12 The property retains a high degree of architectural and historical integrity in its design, workmanship, and materials to manifest the architectural history of the City of Los Angeles. The dwelling incorporates the stark geometric form, massing, curvilinear terrace, corner windows, horizontal band and fascia, and other signature trademarks of the idiom in its overall design. 13 The Streamline-Moderne and Deco architectural details deftly continue to the interior including the newel post cap and handrails, plaster molding, baseboards, wainscot molding, and grand balconies. 12 "Income Area's Activity Told," Los Angeles Times, November Jon Wilson, "City Landmark Assessment 822 Euclid, Santa Monica, California ", ed. Planning Division (Santa Monica, California PCR Services Corp, 2007).

12 The building sits on the east side of the 100 block of South Kings Road, which is 100% intact with original buildings from the 1930s Beverly Square subdivision. A 1936 article in the Los Angeles Times featured 106 S. Kings Road, and the developers of this unique Streamline Moderne neighborhood chose this building as the only Streamline Moderne building whose photograph was used in their advertising. Up until that point Beverly Square had only used illustrations to advertise this new type of apartments. Historical Background The Beverly Square Subdivision As noted in the Los Angeles Architectural Guide by David Gebhard, the Beverly Square area is practically the home of Streamline Moderne. This was not an accident; it was planned to be just that. 17 The Beverly Square subdivision was initially developed in 1928 and from the beginning was slated for multi-family structures. A handful of buildings were constructed between 1929 and 1932, at the beginning of the Great Depression and likely before builders realized that the economic downturn was far more severe than they had expected. After those first few buildings were complete, the subdivision apparently went into foreclosure and construction in the neighborhood effectively ground to a halt until the summer of Starting that August, almost weekly ads and articles promoted the Beverly Square subdivision. The P.R. blitz was headed by L.J. Burrud, who was already known for his innovative marketing and stunts for Hollywoodland. The subdivision, located seven blocks west of Fairfax Ave, was now planned as a new concept in smart, ultra-modern studio apartment homes. The studio apartments Mr. 17 D. Gebhard and R. U. https books google com books id ZdlUAAAAMAAJ Winter, Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide (Gibbs Smith, 1994). 22 "Tract No ," ed. Records of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles, California: County of Los Angeles, 1928). 23 Deed of Trust No. 784 N.S., , Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, March 25, 1931, Beverly Square Multi-Family Residential Historic District Map (Exhibits) 25 By 1935, the subdivision was owned by Capital Company, an entity which set up for Bank of America to dispose of its bad assets. United States Of America, Before The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System, In The Matter Of Transamerica Corporation (Washington, DC: June 13, 1951) (June 18, 2015), 90 (noting that one of [Capital Company s] principal functions over the years has been to manage, operate and sell real estate which it acquired after foreclosure by Bank of America ). 26 Beverly Square Multi-Family Residential Historic District Map (Exhibits) 28 From August 18, 1935 to August 31, articles and advertisements appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 29 Marry Mallory to The Daily Mirror, June 11, 2015,

13 Burrud was promoting are large two-story units, with living rooms on the first floor and bedrooms on the second. 30 The ads for Beverly Square often included illustrations of Streamline Moderne apartment buildings; occasionally they had illustrations of Monterey Revival buildings. In September 1936, the very first ad featuring a photograph was of 106 S. Kings Road the nominated building. This ad ran again in November, under the headline A New Design for Living. These were the only advertisements found featuring photography. 32 Over the course of two years, Mr. Burrud made it clear that this early automobile suburb of Los Angeles would be unlike the more common Period Revival neighborhoods. The Close-in modern apartments would feature two kinds of architecture, Modern and Monterey revival. 34 About a third of the identifiable buildings constructed in Beverly Square during this period, , are what we now call Streamline Moderne. The remaining buildings are a mix of Period Revival and Minimal Traditional styles. Many of the non-streamline Moderne buildings include identifiable Streamline Moderne influences. 35 In March of 1936, a Los Angeles Times article announced what would be the crowning achievement of this new ultra-modern neighborhood: A $,000 seven-unit building, three stories tall, with underground parking. Among its features would be extensive utilization of glassed-in walls and partitions. There would also be sun terraces, private gardens and balconies. This steel-frame apartment building was to employ skyscraper engineering. The public was encouraged to visit at night, when they could observe the innovative new building being constructed under the lights. Under the headline Modernistic Architectural Treatment was an illustration of the proposed grand Streamline Moderne building. 36 Although this centerpiece of Beverly Square was never built, its planning and publicizing clearly show the intent to develop the subdivision in the Streamline Moderne style. 38 It s also telling that architect Milton J. Black, considered a master of Streamline Moderne, not only designed many of the apartments in Beverly Square for clients, but built his own apartment building across Kings Road from the subject property in the Streamline Moderne style. 30 "Contract for New Structures Total $175,000," Los Angeles Times, December Advertisement, A New Design for Living, Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1936, Part V, 5 34 "Contract for New Structures Total $175,000." 35 Visual Survey at and Los Angeles Times search, 36 "Modernistic Architectural Treatment," Los Angeles Times, March City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, st St., Permit No , May 1, 1940, City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, 106 S Sweetzer Ave., Permit No. 945, January 11, 1937, City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, st St., Permit No , May 1, 1940, City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, 112 S Sweetzer Ave., Permit No. 947, January 11, 1937, 40 Gebhard and Winter "Maximum Sunshine Design," Los Angeles Times, November

14 While Streamline Moderne buildings were plentiful, recent development has led to the demolition of many of the other examples of this style in the Beverly Square subdivision. From , four Milton J. Black buildings were demolished, including the one he built for himself. 42 Streamline Moderne Architecture The Streamline Moderne style was an economic and stylistic response to the ravaging effects of the Great Depression. Streamline structures continued to suggest modern values of movement and rejection of historic precedents, but with far less opulence and more restraint than the Art Deco of the late 1920s and early 1930s. When Art Deco was rich, brightly colored and highly ornamented, Streamline Moderne was sparse, stripped down and monochromatic. 43 The designs were influenced by the excitement of speed that seized the nation during the 1930s and distracted its attention from the ravages of the Great Depression. 44 Rounded corners, horizontal bands and smooth surfaces give Streamline Moderne buildings the appearance of being smoothed and rounded by aerodynamic forces. As the city was recovering from the depression, there was no style better suited to Los Angeles, which was already defined by its love of the automobile and the optimism of progress inherent in a city growing at such a monumental rate. 45 J.J. Rees -Engineer ( ) Joseph Rees was born in Bielsk, Poland as Joseph Rzepniewsky. He immigrated to the United States in In the United State, Rees achieved much of the success that still drives people to immigrate to America. He attained a college education, became a licensed civil engineer 49 and built what seems to have been a successful independent business in Los Angeles. 42 Beverly Square Multi-Family Residential Historic District Map (Exhibits) 43 M. Whiffen and F. Koeper, American Architecture: (MIT Press, 1983) LEON WHITESON, "The Graceful Lines of Streamline Moderne : The Excitement over Speed, as Typified in the Era's Fast Trains and Ocean Liners, Was Picked up by Architects for Their Design of Houses and Commercial Buildings.," Los Angeles Times, Fefruary Katie Horak, "Chc Hcm Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the 844 South Plymouth Apartments," ed. Planning Department (City of Los Angeles, Office of Historic Resources, 2009). 46 "United States Census, 1930," Joseph Rees in household of Robert Mclaughlin, Los Angeles (Districts 01-07), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 737, sheet 20A, line 19, family 428, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 164; FHL microfilm 2,339, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, Joseph J Rees, Councilmanic District 4, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 7A, line 11, family 159, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, , RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 400. "Civil Engineers Licenses Issued Prior to 1/1/82," ed. Board for Professional Engineers Department of Consumer Affairs, Land Surveyors, Geologists (Sacrmento, CA).

15 He went from residing in an older part of Boyle Heights in 1925 to building his own home, designed with his daughter, east of Hancock Park in Joseph was able to send his daughter his only child to USC, where she became the 7 th woman to graduate with a degree in architecture. 55 A far from exhaustive search turned up forty-one buildings between the years of that credit Rees as Engineer (and likely many more yet to be researched). Often he worked directly with the developer, contractor or owner, as he did at 106 S Kings. On at least four occasions, and most likely more, he worked with architects. With the famous theater designer, B. Marcus Priteca, he did the Fine Arts Cinema in Beverly Hills. With William Barber he engineered North Sycamore Chateau, Los Angeles HCM With Charles Plummer, of Plummer Wurdeman and Becket, he worked on the Hollywood office of the Auto Club (demolished 2002). Joseph J Rees was only 49 when he died in Many of the multi-family buildings Rees engineered were in the Streamline Moderne style. With the courtyard apartments he designed for contractor A. Rothenberg on Olympic Boulevard, Rees explored many of the same themes as the Aidlin-Rees Apartments. Samuel Aidlin Owner, Developer, Contractor ( ) At the age of eighteen, Sam Aidlin immigrated to the United States from Russia. Six years later, in 1910, he was living on the South side of Chicago and working as a clerk for a mail order company. In 1920 he was a dry goods merchant, still living in Illinois. But in 1922 Aidlin must have moved to the Los Angeles area, as he is listed as one of three owners building a new development on two lots in Compton. 52 Los Angeles City Directory 1925, Los Angeles City Directory (Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Directory Company, 1925). 53 City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, 5455 Clinton St., Permit No , July 25, "Women in Usc / Female Graduates in Architecture, 1910s-19s," University of Southern California, 55 Ibid. 58 City of Beverly Hills, Department of Buildings, Application for the Erection of a Building, Wilshire Blvd., Permit No , March 10, Charles J. Fisher, "Historic-Cultural Monument Application," ed. Office of Historic Resources Planning (Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles, 2011). 60 City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, 6902 Sunset Blvd., Permit No , June 7, "California Death Index, ," Rzepinewski in entry for Joseph Joseph Rees, 11 Nov 1943; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. 65 "United States Census, 1910," Samuel Aidlin, Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 724, sheet 3B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 257; FHL microfilm 1,374, Ibid. 67 "United States Census, 1920," Samuel Aidlen, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing ED 284, sheet 14B, line 91, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 382; FHL microfilm 1,820,382.

16 Ostensibly property development was not Sam Aidlin s only line of work in the early 1920s, since in 1923 he was listed in the city directory as living in Los Angeles and working in autos. In 1927 he was living in Hollywood with his family and was listed as a salesman in the Los Angeles directory. In the 1930 census, Aidlin is listed as a builder in the homes industry. 69 During this period Samuel Aidlin became an apparent pillar of the Los Angeles Jewish community. His surprise 25 th wedding anniversary party was written up in the B'nai B'rith Messenger along with his children s weddings and engagements. 70 He was able to send at least three of his four children to UCLA, where one of his daughters majored in pre-med. His son Joseph W. Aidlin became a very influential lawyer in geothermal energy and was a major player in progressive Democratic politics. 71 In 1936 Sam Aidlin built 106 S. Kings Road, in the newly revived Beverly Square subdivision. In 1938 he is listed as contractor on two houses in Los Feliz, one with J.J Rees and the other with the architect Arthur W. Hawes. On the 1936 building permits for 106 S. Kings Rd, Aidlin s name is crossed off as contractor; possibly because he was not licensed at that time. In 1938 his name appears as contractor with license number Tenants of S. Kings Road Of the tenants of S Kings Road, the early residents of apartment 106 S. Kings are particularly noteworthy: Rudolf Ising and his first wife Maxine Jennings. Mr. Ising, who was listed in the 1938 and 1939 Los Angeles directories as living in 106 S Kings Rd., was a pioneer of animated films. He was an early aide to Walt Disney, credited with giving Disney films their visual style. After leaving Disney he went on to create Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, and was the founder of MGM animation and Warner Brothers animation. 68 "Southwest Builder and Contractor," 60, no. 1 (1922). 69 "United States Census, 1930," Samuel Aidlin, Los Angeles (Districts ), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 15A, line 40, family 307, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 136; FHL microfilm 2,339, , B'nai B'rith Messenger, May Susan Fox Hodgson, "The Joseph W. Aidlin Memorial Park," GRC Bulletin, no. July August (2011). 72 City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, Permit No , July 12, Marian Dodge, Los Feliz Improvement Association Historical Survey, vol. Volume VII: Streets Beginning with V-W (Los Feliz Improvement Association, 2000). 75 City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, Permit No , May 8, City of Los Angeles, Department of Building and Safety, Application for the Erection of a Building, Permit No , July 12, BRUCE LAMBERT, "Rudolf C. Ising, 80, a Cartoonist and Creator of 'Looney Tunes'," The New York Times, July to Hugh Harman: Walt About Mice and Men, April 30, 2009,

17 He was nominated for Academy Awards in 1936 and 1937, and in 1940 his film The Milky Way became the first non-disney animated film to win an Oscar. 79 Maxine Jennings was a starlet for RKO, acting in at least six productions with Lucille Ball. Her biggest film roles were during her period of marriage to Ising and presumably while living on Kings Road. Maxine and Rudolf were married from 1936 to 1940; in 1940 Maxine divorced Rudolf and they both left the Aidlin-Rees Apartments. 81 Below is a list from Los Angeles Directories and the 1940 census data of tenants occupying the property Los Angeles Directory 106: Rudolf Ising; secretary treasurer, Harman-Ising Pictures Inc., more information above, and wife Maxine 106½: Jasper Stanley 106½: Sue Donner; actor 108: Julia Healy 1939 Los Angeles Directory 106: Rudolf Ising; secretary treasurer, Harman-Ising Pictures Inc. 106: Maxine Jennings; actress (listed separately) 108: Henry Feinberg; Manufacturer s Agent 1940 census 106½: Morris Weiner (36); assistant estimator for production at Universal Studios Saran Weiner, wife (36) Leonard, son (17) Stanley, son (7) 108: Harry A Tobias (48); executive at J J Sugarman-Rudolph Co Sylvia, wife (38) Robert, son (16) Period of Significance The period of significance for the Aidlin-Rees Apartments is defined as 1936, or the period in which it was built and served as the advertising and press model apartments for the Beverly Square subdivision. 79 BURT A. FOLKART, "Rudolf Ising; Founded Cartoon Studios," Los Angeles Times, July "Maxine Jennings (I) ( )," (IMDb.com, Inc.).

18 Bibliography. B'nai B'rith Messenger, May , 1. "Civil Engineers Licenses Issued Prior to 1/1/82." edited by Board for Professional Engineers Department of Consumer Affairs, Land Surveyors, Geologists. Sacrmento, CA. "Contract for New Structures Total $175,000." Los Angeles Times, December , 1. Dodge, Marian. Los Feliz Improvement Association Historical Survey. Vol. Volume VII: Streets Beginning with V-W: Los Feliz Improvement Association, Fischer, L. U.. Designing Women: Cinema, Art Deco, and the Female Form. Columbia University Press, Fisher, Charles J. "Historic-Cultural Monument Application." edited by Office of Historic Resources Planning. Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles, FOLKART, BURT A.. "Rudolf Ising; Founded Cartoon Studios." Los Angeles Times, July Fox Hodgson, Susan "The Joseph W. Aidlin Memorial Park." GRC Bulletin, no. July August (2011): Gebhard, D., and R. U. https books google com books id ZdlUAAAAMAAJ Winter. Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide. Gibbs Smith, Horak, Katie. "Chc Hcm Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the 844 South Plymouth Apartments." edited by Planning Department: City of Los Angeles, Office of Historic Resources, "Hugh Harman: Walt About Mice and Men." In Madame Pickwick Art Blog, "Income Area's Activity Told." Los Angeles Times, November , 1. LAMBERT, BRUCE "Rudolf C. Ising, 80, a Cartoonist and Creator of 'Looney Tunes'." The New York Times, July Los Angeles City Directory Los Angeles City Directory. Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Directory Company, Mallory, Marry. "Hollywood Heights: L.J. Burrud: Hollywoodland Publicity Man and Western Adventurer " In The Daily Mirror: Larry Harnisch, "Marsh Wonder Walls for Beautiful Interiors." Dover, Ohio: Marsh Wall Products Company, "Maximum Sunshine Design." Los Angeles Times, November , 1. "Maxine Jennings (I) ( )." IMDb.com, Inc. McAlester, V., S. P. Matty, A. L. McAlester, S. Clicque, L. Jarrett, and J. U. Rodriguez-Arnaiz. A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, "Modernistic Architectural Treatment." Los Angeles Times, March , 1. "Southwest Builder and Contractor." 60, no. 1 (1922). "Tract No " edited by Records of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, California: County of Los Angeles, Weber, E. U. https books google com books id tdzaaaamaaj. Art Deco. JP Press, Whiffen, M., and F. Koeper. American Architecture: MIT Press, WHITESON, LEON "The Graceful Lines of Streamline Moderne : The Excitement over Speed, as Typified in the Era's Fast Trains and Ocean Liners, Was Picked up by Architects for Their Design of Houses and Commercial Buildings." Los Angeles Times, Fefruary "Women in Usc / Female Graduates in Architecture, 1910s-19s." University of Southern California,

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21 Items Attached Exhibit 1. Parcel Profile Report Exhibit 2. Tract Map Exhibit 3. Satellite Photograph Exhibit 4. Historic Beverly Square Maps Exhibit 5. Original Building Permits and Alteration Permits Exhibit 6. Photographs Exhibit 7. Newspaper Articles Exhibit 8. Advertisements Exhibit 9. Historic references

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23 City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning PROPERTY ADDRESSES 106 S KINGS ROAD 108 S KINGS ROAD 106 1/2 S KINGS ROAD 108 1/2 S KINGS ROAD ZIP CODES RECENT ACTIVITY None CASE NUMBERS CPC-266 CPC GPC CPC ORD ORD ORD ORD ZA ZAA ENV EAF ED SPZ ED SPZ Address/Legal Information 7/17/2017 PARCEL PROFILE REPORT PIN Number 138B Lot/Parcel Area (Calculated) Thomas Brothers Grid 7,153.6 (sq ft) PAGE GRID A1 Assessor Parcel No. (APN) Tract TR Map Reference M B /18 Block Lot 57 Arb (Lot Cut Reference) Map Sheet Jurisdictional Information Community Plan Area Area Planning Commission Neighborhood Council Council District None None 138B173 Wilshire Central Mid City West Census Tract # LADBS District Office Planning and Zoning Information Special Notes Zoning Zoning Information (ZI) General Plan Land Use General Plan Footnote(s) Hillside Area (Zoning Code) Specific Plan Area Special Land Use / Zoning Design Review Board Historic Preservation Review Historic Preservation Overlay Zone Other Historic Designations Other Historic Survey Information Mills Act Contract CDO: Community Design Overlay CPIO: Community Plan Imp. Overlay District Subarea CUGU: Clean Up-Green Up NSO: Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay POD: Pedestrian Oriented Districts SN: Sign District Streetscape Adaptive Reuse Incentive Area Ellis Act Property Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) CRA - Community Redevelopment Agency Central City Parking CD 5 - Paul Koretz Los Angeles Metro None R3-1-O ZI-2452 Transit Priority Area in the City of Los Angeles Medium Residential Yes No None None No No None None None None None None None None None No None No No None No Yes None No This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org planning.lacity.org

24 Downtown Parking No Building Line 10 0 Ft School Zone No 0 Ft Park Zone No Assessor Information Assessor Parcel No. (APN) Ownership (Assessor) Owner1 Address Ownership (Bureau of Engineering, Land Records) Owner Address APN Area (Co. Public Works)* Use Code RIMINI LP SANTA MONICA BLVD LOS ANGELES CA RAMINI LP SANTA MONICA BLVD LOS ANGELES CA (ac) Assessed Land Val. $1,632,000 Assessed Improvement Val. $255,000 Last Owner Change 07/28/2015 Last Sale Amount $1,8,018 Tax Rate Area 67 Deed Ref No. (City Clerk) Building Residential - Three Units (Any Combination) - 4 Stories or Less Year Built 1936 Building Class Number of Units 3 Number of Bedrooms 7 Number of Bathrooms 6 Building Square Footage D6 4,587.0 (sq ft) Building 2 No data for building 2 Building 3 No data for building 3 Building 4 No data for building 4 Building 5 No data for building 5 Additional Information Airport Hazard Coastal Zone Farmland Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Fire District No. 1 Flood Zone Watercourse Hazardous Waste / Border Zone Properties Methane Hazard Site High Wind Velocity Areas Special Grading Area (BOE Basic Grid Map A ) Oil Wells Seismic Hazards Active Fault Near-Source Zone None None Area Not Mapped No No None No No Methane Zone This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. No No None zimas.lacity.org planning.lacity.org

25 Nearest Fault (Distance in km) Nearest Fault (Name) Hollywood Fault Region Transverse Ranges and Los Angeles Basin Fault Type B Slip Rate (mm/year) Slip Geometry Left Lateral - Reverse - Oblique Slip Type Poorly Constrained Down Dip Width (km) Rupture Top Rupture Bottom Dip Angle (degrees) Maximum Magnitude Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone No Landslide No Liquefaction Yes Preliminary Fault Rupture Study Area No Tsunami Inundation Zone No Economic Development Areas Business Improvement District None Promise Zone None Renewal Community No Revitalization Zone None State Enterprise Zone None Targeted Neighborhood Initiative None Public Safety Police Information Bureau West Division / Station Wilshire Reporting District 722 Fire Information Bureau South Batallion 18 District / Fire Station 61 Red Flag Restricted Parking No This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org planning.lacity.org

26 CASE SUMMARIES Note: Information for case summaries is retrieved from the Planning Department's Plan Case Tracking System (PCTS) database. Case Number: Required Action(s): Project Descriptions(s): Case Number: Required Action(s): Project Descriptions(s): Case Number: Required Action(s): CPC GPC GPC-GENERAL PLAN/ZONING CONSISTENCY (AB283) AB-283 PROGRAM - GENERAL PLAN/ZONE CONSISTENCY - WILSHIRE AREA- COMMUNITY WIDE ZONE CHANGES AND COMMUNITY PLAN CHANGES TO BRING THE ZONING INTO CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMMUNITY PLAN. INCLUDES CHANGES OF HEIGHT AS NEEDED. REQUIRED BY COURT AS PART OF SETTLEMENT IN THE HILLSIDE FEDERATION LAWSUIT CPC Data Not Available ZA ZAA ZAA-AREA,HEIGHT,YARD,AND BLDG LINE ADJMNTS GT 20% (SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS) Project Descriptions(s): PURSUANT TO SEC A ZONING ADMINISTRATORS ADJUSTMENT (ZAA) TO ALLOW A DENSITY OF 9 UNITS IN LIEU OF 8 UNITS. Case Number: Required Action(s): Project Descriptions(s): ENV EAF EAF-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Data Not Available DATA NOT AVAILABLE CPC-266 ORD ORD ORD ORD ED SPZ ED SPZ This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org planning.lacity.org

27 ZIMAS INTRANET 2014 Digital Color-Ortho 07/17/2017 City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning Address: 106 S KINGS ROAD Tract: TR Zoning: R3-1-O APN: Block: None General Plan: Medium Residential PIN #: 138B Lot: 57 Arb: None Streets Copyright (c) Thomas Brothers Maps, Inc.

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34 M B / M B 79-48/ M B / 18 (107.15) OR D CITY (117.15) OR D M B 74-25/ (55) () (120) M B / (61) DWP TR C (56) FLORES M B BEVERLY 2 M B / TR C M B 74-25/ M B U / / / / 4 1/ 2 3/ 4 6' P U E / Information from April 22, 2017 Of the original Beverly Square subdivision, as published in the Los Angeles Times in 1936, 103 of 132 or more then 78% of the structures contribute to this historic neighborhood / (106.70) M B / / / LT U08326 (107) M B 74-25/ M B 74-25/ ' P U E O R M B 74-25/ U OR D C E U ' P U E 22 M B / M B / / 2 3/ / / / 2 45 (120) (60) LT TR C LT / / 2 5' P U E / TR / M B / Beverly Square Multi-Family Residential Historic District OR D U / LT D OR D TR 813- C / (100) M B / ORD / / ' P U E M B 74-25/ / (107) (25) (56) U08212 U U / / / M B / / / / ' P U E O R (40) (107) 60 MAP M OR D / U M B 74-25/ U U ' P U E / LT D / / / / 2 3 RD ST ORD / / / / / 2 OR D C E / / / / (40) (107) U U08238 AL (40) OR D U U08341 U08343 M B / / 2 (117.15) U08343 (60) U O R M B / OR D (40) / / / U08331 M B / C E (42.34) (52.49) U ALLEY (.70) M B / 18 M B 74-25/ / / / / / 2 2' ST LTG, ST TREE, SIDEWLK & P U E / / / / (61) / / / (44) U / 2 46 KINGS 4' P U E O R M B / 18 M B / / / / / / M B AERIAL AVE ORD LT U (45) M B 88-79/ U M B U (40) LT / M B 79-48/ U / TR C / / / / (100) M B 79-48/ / ' P U E O R / HARPER ALLEY (52.49) / (40) / / / LT 1 M B / / M B / / / (44) C E / GILMORE AVE ORD OR D M B 79-48/ 49 (25) 86 3 U08374 U / PAT 1-289/ F CROFT M B / / TR C / 4 1/ 2 3/ ALLEY / ' P U E O R M B / U TR C / ST 103 M B / Beverly SQUARE U OLIVE DR ORD U / / (107) 3 U U00307 U (25) ' P U E O R LT M B / LT 1 5' P U E ' P U E M B / M B / / / 2 TR C TR C M B 74-25/ M B / LT M B / / LT 1 M B / / / ' P U E TR C M B / / TR C ' P U E LT U / / 2 4' P U E DEMOLISHED SWEETZER ORLANDO MENDEL & MABEL MEYER COURTYARD APARTMENTS Historic-Cultural Monument ST STREET 3RD (107) C E Contributing structures Recently demolished Beverly Sq Subdivision SurveyLA Beverly Sq Multi-Family Residential Historic District DEMOLISHED 2015 AIDLIN-REES APARTMENTS Proposed Historic-Cultural Monument NOBLE AVE ORD OR D / / ) (107) 33 1/ 4 1/ 2 3/ 4 31

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36 BEVERLY M B / 18 M B 79-48/ M B / OR D CITY (107.15) (117.15) OR D (55) () (120) M B / DWP (56) (61) TR C FLORES 19 M B M B / Beverly SQUARE Streamline Moderne buildings of the Beverly Square / / 4 1/ 2 3/ / 4 1/ 2 3/ 4 6' P U E / (106.70) M B / / / U LT / ' P U E / 2 3/ / / Visual Survey at Survey LA and Los Angeles Times. Of the original Beverly Square subdivision, as marketed from , 30 of the 91 (32.96%)identifi able buildings have significant Streamline Moderne influences. Beverly Square was developed to be distinctly Streamline Moderne. One ad in 1936 read: New Ultra-Smart Studio Apartment Homes Now Ready in Beverly Square, Comparable only to the Exclusive New York Penthouse Apartments., modernistic glass walls, sun terraces, patios, balconies..., See these delightful apartments in this distinctive neighborhood / 2 45 (120) (60) LT LT 1 C E / / 2 5' P U E / TR / M B / / 2 LT D TR 813- C M B / ORD ' P U E / / (56) U08212 U U / / / / M B / / / / OR D ' P U / U / U ' P U E / LT D / / / / / / / / C E / 2 (117.15) U08343 (60) U O R / 2 M B / / / U08331 M B / TR C 51 C E ALLEY (42.34) (.70) M B / / 2 M B 74-25/ / / 2 SIDEWLK & P U E / / / / / (61) / / (44) / 2 U / KINGS 4' P U E O R M B / 18 (52.49) M B / / / / M B AERIAL AVE ORD LT U LT / / / M B 79-48/ / / (100) M B 79-48/ Sl / ' P U E O R ALLEY / / 2 HARPER / / 2 00 (52.49) / LT / / M B / C E / / GILMORE AVE ORD ' ST LTG, ST TREE, / M B / 97 Sl / / M B / / / ALLEY ' P U E O R U M B / / / / / U M B / OLIVE DR ORD ' P U E O R U M B / / / / LT ' P U E ' P U E LT 1 M B / / / TR C TR C M B 74-25/ M B / LT M B / ' P U E TR C M B / 65 5' P U E / / LT 1 M B / TR C LT / 2 4' P U E Sl Sl Sl Sl 45 Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl Sl 1ST STREET Sl Sl Sl SWEETZER ORLANDO Sl Sl 3RD U Contributing structures Demolished Beverly Square Subdivision Primarily Streamline Moderne Buildings built outside of or architectural style not determined Sl BEVERLY SQUARE MODEL APARTMENTS Proposed Historic-Cultural Monument

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57 Exhibit 6. Photographs Exhibit 6a. Exteriors Exhibit 6b. Interiors Exhibit 6c. Interiors Kitchen and Bathroom Tiles Exhibit 6d. Neighborhood context South Kings Road

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59 Primary (west) elevation of Beverly Square Streamline Moderne Model Apartments (106 S Kings Rd), view northeast. (Nakata 2017) Primary (west) elevation of 106 S Kings Rd and S Kings with courtyard, view east. (Nakata 2017)

60 South and east elevation, view northwest. (2016) Photo Keith Nakata West façade (primary), second story Streamline Moderne balcony screen/railing. View east. (Nakata 2017) South west (front) corner, second story Streamline Moderne balcony screen/railing. View northeast. (Nakata 2017)

61 South façade, primary entrances to 106 and 106 1/2 Kings Rd. View northwest. (Nakata 2017) South façade, primary entrances to 106 and 106½ Kings Rd. View north. (Nakata 2017)

62 South façade, primary entrance to 106 1/2 Kings Rd. View north. (Nakata 2017) Peephole with deco detailing, primary entrance to 106 1/2 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

63 Driveway to garages, view east. Beverly Square is an early automobile suburb. (Nakata 2017) Primary (west) elevation and driveway on north side of the building, view east. (Nakata 2017) Garages, west elevation, and shared back yard. View southeast. (Nakata 2017)

64 East façade, view west. (Nakata 2017) North elevation. View southwest. (Nakata 2017)

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66 Foyer 106 Kings Rd. View southeast. (Nakata 2017) Foyer 106 Kings Rd. View east. Stairs to the second floor bedrooms and bathroom (Nakata 2017)

67 Newell post Streamline Moderne detailing and Streamline Colonial swag. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Geometric handrail Art Deco detailing. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

68 Living-room and entry to 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Living-room corner window. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

69 Art deco ceiling molding. (Nakata 2017) Mail slot with Art Deco detailing. (Nakata 2017)

70 Dining-room with corner window. View west. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Dining-room Streamline Moderne wainscot molding and ziggurat baseboards. (Nakata 2017)

71 Master Bedroom with corner window. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Master Bedroom door to balcony. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

72 Balcony with Streamline Moderne screen and railing. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Balcony with Streamline Moderne screen and horizontal of raked stucco. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

73 Balcony door with Streamline Moderne horizontal fenestration and band of horizontal raked stucco. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Balcony door with Streamline Moderne horizontal fenestration and band of horizontal raked stucco, details. 106 Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

74 Foyer 106½ Kings Rd. Stairs to the second floor living quarters. (Nakata 2017) Living-room with corner window. 106½ Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

75 106½ Kings Rd. curved balcony and horizontal band of raked stucco. (Nakata 2017) 106½ Kings Rd. curved balcony and horizontal band of raked stucco. (Nakata 2017)

76 Exhibit 6c. Interiors Kitchen and Bathroom Tiles

77 Kitchen with pheasant green and cream tile. 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Kitchen with pheasant green and cream tile. 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

78 Kitchen with Pompeian red and cream tile. 106½ S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Kitchen with Pompeian red and cream tile. 106½ S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

79 Orchid and Café au Lait tile in bath of 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Matching Streamline Modern bathtub. 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

80 Orchid and Café au Lait tile in bath of 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017) Matching Streamline Modern bathtub. 106 S Kings Rd. (Nakata 2017)

81 Orchid and Rose tile in bath of 108 S Kings Rd. (AirBnB 2017) Orchid and Rose tile in bath of 108 Kings Rd. (AirBnB 2017)

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107 Southwest Builder and Contractor, 60, no. 1 (1922).

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112 Joseph J. Rees first listing in the Los Angeles City Directory in Eugenia, his wife is listed as an Artist.