Comments on: Archiving Angeles (AA): Philharmonic Auditorium

By: Dateline>City of Angels » Weekend Links: Lost and Found Department

Dateline>City of Angels » Weekend Links: Lost and Found Department — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:18:00 +0000

[...] In search of lost architecture? Metblog L.A.’s Jason Burns serves up a quick retrospective on the once stately Philharmonic Auditorium that formerly stood at 5th and Hill, a site that’s now… you guessed it… a parking lot. [...]

By: militantangeleno

militantangeleno — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:37:17 +0000

The Militant has read about this building before and seen pics of the interior and part of the exterior, but this was the first one he’s seen of the entire building’s massing. Very beautiful. Imagine if it had still remained, how much THOSE lofts would be going for…

We talk about the demolition of buildings, and yes some of it is shameless erasing of history, but in an earthquake-prone area with constantly-upgrading ‘quake codes, many of our buildings fall victim to a form of structural Darwinism.

By: The 8 Track Kid

The 8 Track Kid — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:20:47 +0000

That’s the most beautiful building I’ve never seen in this city.

By: WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL

WILL•I•AM CAMPBELL — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:12:38 +0000

Of interest might be the massive tomb at Hollywood Forever Cemetery built after LA Phil founder William Andrews Clark's death in 1934 and within which he is interred.

By: Franklin Avenue

Franklin Avenue — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:09:07 +0000

And 23 years after it was cleared to make way for a new development that was never built, the land where the auditorium once stood is still… a parking lot. Sigh.

By: aaronproctor

aaronproctor — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:48:26 +0000

That is awesome. Reminds me of some of the buildings still standing in places like St. Louis and Philadelphia.

Think you could find some old Pasadena pics? That would be a real treat.

- AP
http://www.proctorformayor.com