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Order Number	00063181
Title	Ambassador Hotel, auction items
Photographer	Leonard, Gary.
Collection ID	Gary Leonard Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b36_f2_i10
Date	2005
Physical Description	1 photograph :color
Description	The Ambassador Hotel, designed by renowned architect Myron Hunt, opened its doors in 1921. The massive 500-room hotel occupied 23.7 acres at 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, bordered by Wilshire Boulevard, 8th Street, Catalina Street, and nearly to Mariposa Avenue. Its doors were finally closed after 68 years of service in 1989. A public auction was held in September of 2005 to sell off as many items as it could. In this photo we see people walking around, looking at sofas, tables, lamps, chairs, armoirs, and against the back fence, even doors panels, in hopes of owning something - anything - from the once famous hotel. The Ambassador sits majestically in the background; it was demolished between late 2005 and early 2006. Photo dated: September 10, 2005.
Subject	Ambassador Hotel. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Auctions--California--Los Angeles. Gary Leonard Collection photographs. Hunt, Myron,1868-1952.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection