Tour participants stayed at the Hilton Checkers Hotel. Built in 1927 in downtown Los Angeles, the 12-story boutique hotel has been beautifully restored with a rooftop pool and restaurant. The hotel offers a guided tour of the nearby fashion district.
On the first day, a walking tour highlighted the historic core of downtown Los Angeles including Pershing Square, the Central Library, Angels Flight, and the Bradbury Building.
Historic restaurants featured in the tours were Smoke House Restaurant, founded in 1946 in Burbank and later moved to a 1947 building, and Yamashiro in the Hollywood Hills, originally a private residence of the Bernheimers that was restored as a restaurant in 1960.
A walking tour of Hancock Park winds through the elegant homes in various revival styles constructed for some of Los Angeles most prominent families in the early 1930s. A half-day in Pasadena includes tours of Gamble House, the masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts designers Greene and Greene built in 1908, as well as the Mediterranean-style City Hall and the Rose Bowl, both constructed in 1927, followed by lunch in Old Pasadena. The city's historic neighborhoods are rich in architectural gems, easily spotted from the sidewalk.
Another neighborhood full of residential landmarks is Silver Lake with homes designed by modernist pioneers like Gregory Ain, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra. Neutra's VDL Research House II is open for tours on Saturdays. On the other side of the city in Pacific Palisades, the Eames House offers another glimpse into a mid-century modern icon.
So many museums in L.A. would make great architectural specimens. This tour narrowed the choice down to a VIP cart tour of Warner Brothers Studios including a visit to the Warner Brothers Museum , the Art Deco gem Griffith Observatory, and the Getty Center as well as a Neon Tour conducted by the Museum of Neon Art.
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