The Ravenswood

The Ravenswood

The Ravenswood was designed by architect Max Maltzman [Los Angeles Art Deco By Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Amy Ronnenbeck Hall, Frank E. Cooper] and built by Paramount Pictures in 1930, a landmark Art Deco masterpiece located on 570 North Rossmore Avenue in Hollywood, California. The building has been declared a Historic-Cultural Monument (no. 768) by the City of Los Angeles.Fact|date=November 2007

History

Throughout the years, it housed several movie stars, including Mae West, Ava Gardner and Clark Gable. Fact|date=November 2007 Mae West moved into The Ravenswood shortly after her arrival in Hollywood, eventually bought the building and lived there until her death in 1980.

External links

* [http://www.cpmusa.com/Ravenswood The Ravenswood]
* [http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/HCM/dsp_hcm_result_City.cfm Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles]

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