Southside...

...and for those Gaylord tenants who live on the south side of our building, just contemplate having the views of the beautiful Ambassador Hotel grounds, pictured below, when it stood directly across the boulevard from us. Now, having since been replaced by the RFK Community Schools Campus and RFK Inspiration Park.

Reason to Cry...

... for what was and is no longer. For those of you Gaylord residents living on the west side of the building, imagine if you could still look out from your windows and view the beautiful Chapman Park Hotel & Bungalows (pictured below). The Chapman was there from 1925 until the 1960's when it was demolished to make way for the Equitable Building, which opened in 1969 and today hovers high over us on the next block.

The hotel & bungalows were built by the late Samuel James Chapman. Samuel was the brother of Charles Clarke Chapman of Chapman University, in Orange, CA. The Chapmans were an influential family in southern California history, who acquired much of their wealth through owning citrus ranches throughout the region.

In 1932, during the Olympics that took place in Los Angeles, The Chapman Park Hotel & Bungalows housed the female athletes. The Chapman also had its' own chapel with a mural fresco inside by the famed Mexican artist Alfredo Ramos Martinez, which was sadly whitewashed over at a later date and then permanently lost to demolition.

We grieve for these architectural gems that have been lost in the name of Los Angeles progress, but hopefully the city has now learned its' lesson and will hold on to those still left for the future to appreciate.

4 Floors Down...

There, 4 floors down from the facade of the Gaylord (fronting Wilshire Blvd)... coming AVAILABLE;

***RENTED***- Bachelor unit, 10th floor, 380 sq ft, south facing, $965/month.***RENTED***

Turning the Corner...

February flew by (and almost all of us did literally, during that storm on Friday, February 17th), so let's turn the corner and get ready for a new month. The fabulous Gaylord stands tall behind the iconic Brown Derby in this superb photo.

Wilshire Boulevard, 1959...

Photo was shot from the Gaylord, at dusk, looking westward. City lights. California Dreamin'.

Early Derby...

More Brown Derby... early Brown Derby, from when their original rooftop neon read, 'EAT IN THE HAT.' The top photo was taken from inside the living room of one of our #02 units, looking out west.

The photo, below, looks east with the Gaylord in the background.

Maybe You Missed It...

...but legendary screen siren/actress, Gloria Swanson (pictured here outside the Brown Derby, from the 1960's, which used to stand next to our Gaylord), will not let you pass this up...

COMING AVAILABLE;

***RENTED***- One Bedroom unit, 8th floor, 720 sq ft, north facing, $1800/month.***RENTED***

***RENTED***- One Bedroom unit, 8th floor, 740 sq ft, north/west corner, $1825/month.***RENTED***

You have incredible views of the 'HOLLYWOOD' sign & Griffith Observatory from both these units.

(with thanks to the lovely Lana for finding this photo of Gloria Swanson on our block)

... and here is the Gaylord, positioned next to the Brown Derby.