New Argent Lake's 1941 Texaco Was Given A S Life Today, It's Been On Rail To That Historic-Cultural Monument Magic Status, Together With The Developers That Bought It To Demolish Together With Supervene Upon Amongst An Bird Edifice Are Miffed. Tough.
above, what it ane time looked like, when it was fresh every bit a novel egg, in addition to loved similar a puppy. But that was lxx years ago
And it's been neglected a long time. Inflation is a bitch, in addition to squeezing every terminal dime out of making a living kills whatsoever twenty-four hr menses to twenty-four hr menses upkeep, in addition to rarely does anyone accept the spare cash to instruct deep into a edifice restoration
Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell initiated the landmarking procedure inwards March earlier demolition operate could begin.
Planning staff notes inwards a study on the edifice that older service stations are “becoming increasingly rare” inwards Los Angeles. City officials accept awarded landmark condition to exclusively three: inwards Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica Canyon, Brentwood (Sunset in addition to Barrington intersection) in addition to a Gilmore inwards Hollywood, right away a Starbucks at 859 North Highland Ave.
https://la.curbed.com/2015/3/26/9976564/dramatic-before-after-starbucks-gas-station-remodel
https://preservation.lacity.org/gallery/169?page=6 but ane to a greater extent than deserves a look: Whittier's Texaco Station, located at 4450 West Beverly Boulevard
Constructed inwards 1941 in addition to located at the intersection of Silver Lake Boulevard in addition to Effie Street, the gas station was built inwards the recognizable Streamline Moderne trend that characterized nigh of the nation’s Texaco stations during this era. As a study from the planning subdivision notes, the building’s designer, Walter Dorwin Teague, ensured that the all of the company’s service stations sported the same coloring scheme, signage, in addition to full general layout.
To earn coin every bit a swain arriving inwards New York, Teague checked hats at the Young Men's Christian Association inwards Manhattan, where he besides began sign painting. His lettering operate evolved into example projects for shipping service society catalogues, for which he drew clothe items such every bit neckties in addition to shoes.
Teague pioneered inwards the institution of industrial pattern every bit a profession inwards the US, along amongst Norman Bel Geddes, Raymond Loewy, in addition to Henry Dreyfuss.
Teague is widely known for his exhibition designs during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, such every bit the Ford Building, in addition to his iconic production in addition to packet designs, from Eastman Kodak's Bantam Special to the steel-legged Steinway Peace Piano
In add-on to gaining widespread attending for such designs every bit the Marmon V-16, the commencement automobile to hold out conceived past times an industrial designer, designed past times Teague in addition to his son, Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr., Teague's operate besides included 32 pattern patterns for Steuben Glass, a partitioning of Corning Glass Works, the Sparton "Bluebird" Radio, in addition to the pattern of rider cars in addition to diners for the New York, New Haven, in addition to Hartford Railroad.
The fellowship he founded was the 2d inwards gross revenue amidst those industrial pattern firms besides doing architecture in addition to interior design, Raymond Loewy Associates was first.
By 1959 the customer listing included Polaroid, Schaefer Beer, Procter in addition to Gamble, UPS, Steinway, General Foods Corporation, Boeing, Con Edison, Du Pont, the States Steel, NASA, in addition to the the States Navy, in addition to accredited amongst iconic designs such every bit the UPS truck, Pringles Potato Chips canister, Scope Mouthwash bottle, Regan-era Air Force One, Polaroid Land Camera, in addition to more.
http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/vintage-gas-station-silver-lake/
https://la.curbed.com/2018/6/7/17438750/silver-lake-gas-station-landmark-historic-texaco
http://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/CHC/2018/6-7-2018/Item%2005%20CHC-2018-2846-HCM%20(Silver%20Lake%20Texaco%20Service%20Station).pdf
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