The Alexandria
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501 South Spring Street
Los Angeles CA 90013
(213) 626-1743
Built in 1906, from architectural renderings by John B. Parkinson of Parkinson & Bergstrom. In 1908 a twelve story annex was added to the south south-western end. This is the portion of the building housing Palm Court.
The Alexandria was for decades the most luxurious hotel in the city, hosting numerous celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Maurice Chevalier, and Humphrey Bogart. The owners, Albert C. Bilicke and Robert A. Rowan owned the property and commissioned the building plans from Parkinson.
Being a passenger, Bilicke died in 1915 when the Lusitania was torpedoed; he was lost when the lifeboat he and his wife occupied went vertical and he fell into the water. His body was never found. Rowen died two years later of natural causes. This, as well as the decline of the area as Los Angeles fortunes shifted west and the new financial district was built around Bunker Hill, the hotel was gradually fell into severe decline and eventual disuse. In 2004 the building was converted to single room occupancy and market rate housing.
During this time, its decaying grandeur made it a favorite location for movie shoots, including "Se7en," and "Dreamgirls."
The historically designated Palm Court ballroom: bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-80-palm-cour...
Los Angeles CA 90013
(213) 626-1743
Built in 1906, from architectural renderings by John B. Parkinson of Parkinson & Bergstrom. In 1908 a twelve story annex was added to the south south-western end. This is the portion of the building housing Palm Court.
The Alexandria was for decades the most luxurious hotel in the city, hosting numerous celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Maurice Chevalier, and Humphrey Bogart. The owners, Albert C. Bilicke and Robert A. Rowan owned the property and commissioned the building plans from Parkinson.
Being a passenger, Bilicke died in 1915 when the Lusitania was torpedoed; he was lost when the lifeboat he and his wife occupied went vertical and he fell into the water. His body was never found. Rowen died two years later of natural causes. This, as well as the decline of the area as Los Angeles fortunes shifted west and the new financial district was built around Bunker Hill, the hotel was gradually fell into severe decline and eventual disuse. In 2004 the building was converted to single room occupancy and market rate housing.
During this time, its decaying grandeur made it a favorite location for movie shoots, including "Se7en," and "Dreamgirls."
The historically designated Palm Court ballroom: bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-80-palm-cour...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Alexandria
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°2'50"N 118°15'0"W
- Promenade Towers 1.3 km
- Metropolis Los Angeles 1.4 km
- Oceanwide Plaza (abandoned) 1.5 km
- One Santa Fe 1.6 km
- DaVinci Apartments 1.6 km
- Medici Apartments 1.6 km
- Ferrante Apartments 1.7 km
- Lorenzo Apartments 2.9 km
- Riverglen Apartments 7.2 km
- The Americana at Brand 11 km
- Historic Core 0.3 km
- Grand Avenue Commercial District 0.5 km
- Financial District 0.6 km
- Downtown 0.7 km
- Central City East (Skid Row) 0.7 km
- Bunker Hill 0.8 km
- Civic Center 1.2 km
- Fashion District 1.3 km
- South Park 1.5 km
- Westlake 2.6 km
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