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Order Number	00104792
Title	Ambassador Hotel, auction items
Photographer	Leonard, Gary.
Collection ID	Gary Leonard Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b43_f4_i44
Date	2005
Physical Description	1 photographic print:col. ;13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
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. The Schine family owned it for about 50 years, until its doors were closed after 68 years of service in 1989, selling for $64 million. A public auction was held in September of 2005 to sell off as many items as it could. Seen here are: sofas, guest logs, tables, chairs, and against the back fence, even doors panels. The Ambassador sits majestically in the background; it was demolished between late 2005 and early 2006. Photograph dated September 10, 2005.
Subject	Ambassador Hotel. Auctions--California--Los Angeles. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Furniture--California--Los Angeles. Abandoned buildings--California--Los Angeles. Lost architecture--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