L.L. Bradbury Mansion (site) (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Vernon / Los Angeles, California
 building, place with historical importance, historical layer / disappeared object
In 1887, Bradbury bought the 35-room structure, complete with 5 chimneys and 5 turrets, from one-time County Clerk J.W. Potts for $125,000. It was occupied for years by various movie studios, including J.A.C. Film Manufacturing Co., who moved into the building in 1913. Hal Roach occupied it with Harold Lloyd, who referred to the mansion as "pneumonia hall", due to the building's high level of draftiness. It also served as a luncheon center for area Supreme Court judges and as a boarding house. It was demolished in 1929.
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Coordinates:   34°3'19"N   118°14'45"W

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  • Photos of the mansion are available on the LA Public Library's excellent photo database: http://catalog1.lapl.org/cgi-bin/cw_cgi?getLimitedTerms+17912
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