Crossroads of the World is an open-air mall on Sunset Boulevard and Las Palmas in Los Angeles. The mall features a central building designed to resemble an ocean liner surrounded by a small village of cottage-style bungalows. It was designed by Robert V. Derrah, built in 1936, and has been called America's first outdoor shopping mall.
Once a busy shopping center, the Crossroads later became private offices, primarily for the entertainment industry with a variety of music publishers and producers, television and film script writers, film and recording companies, novelists, costume designers, publicists, and casting agencies. The owner is planning a new development surrounding the site.
In 1931, after Charles H. Crawford's death, his wife Ella decided to build a multi-national outdoor market that would feel like "a permanent world's fair with a cosmopolitan atmosphere" on the land where her husband was shot. She hired the Streamline Moderne architect Robert V. Derrah (who was finishing his work on the Coca-Cola Building) to design the complex.[1]
Derrah designed a ship-shaped structure in the center of the complex. The surrounding buildings represented different countries of the world. The complex originally held 57 shops and cafes, and 36 offices on the upper floors. The Crossroads of the World was inaugurated on October 29, 1936. The new shopping center was not a full-blown success, but it became an excellent model for outdoors malls across the world.[1]
In the 1950s, the Crossroads of the World was converted into an office complex. The Screen Actors Guild, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jackson Browne and Alfred Hitchcock used to rent offices there. The property was purchased in 1977 by the real estate investor Mort La Kretz and restored.[1] On June 1, 1985, Michael Perricone founded Interlock Studios, an audio post production facility, which was located in Bungalow 1522 of the complex, until 1998, when it relocated to 6520 Sunset Boulevard, and was sold to Rick Larson a few years later, who renamed it Larson Studios.
In January 2019, the Los Angeles City Council approved the project to revamp the Crossroads of the World in a move to revitalize the district.[2] Three high-rise buildings are planned to bring 950 apartments and condos, a 308-room hotel, and 190,000 square feet (18,000 m2) of commercial space. Preservationists called the redevelopment project a "Manhattanization of Hollywood".[3] Eighty-two Hollywood Regency garden apartments are to be demolished in the project.[4][5] These rent stabilized apartments are occupied by a decades-old, tight-knit community of largely low-income, predominantly Latino residents. Over 100 apartments in the project will be set aside for very low-income families.[6]
^ abcdeKim Sudhalter, Have you ever wondered... What the Crossroads of the World is all about? June 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Onlyinhollywood.com, 1 December 2014
^ZAHNISER, DAVID (November 29, 2019). "AIDS group faces third defeat in six months, with judge tossing Hollywood high-rise lawsuit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^Elijah Chiland, Preservationists raise concerns about Crossroads of the World redevelopment: ‘We’re headed to Manhattanization of Hollywood’, La.curbed.com, 7 September 2017
^Bianca Barragan, Hollywood’s Crossroads of the World project approved by City Council, La.curbed.com, 22 January 2019
^Jenna Chandler, The apartments are slated to be torn down to make way for a new hotel and hundreds of new apartments and condos, La.curbed.com, 22 August 2018
^"AIDS Healthcare Foundation Petitions Supreme Court Over Hollywood Developments". MyNewsLA. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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For other uses see Crossroads of the World disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crossroads of the World news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Crossroads of the World is an open air mall on Sunset Boulevard and Las Palmas in Los Angeles The mall features a central building designed to resemble an ocean liner surrounded by a small village of cottage style bungalows It was designed by Robert V Derrah built in 1936 and has been called America s first outdoor shopping mall Crossroads of the WorldU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtLos Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No 134Crossroads of the World in 2005Location6671 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CaliforniaCoordinates34 5 53 48 N 118 20 8 27 W 34 0981889 N 118 3356306 W 34 0981889 118 3356306Built1936ArchitectRobert V DerrahNRHP reference No 80000805LAHCM No 134Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 8 1980Designated LAHCMDecember 4 1974 Once a busy shopping center the Crossroads later became private offices primarily for the entertainment industry with a variety of music publishers and producers television and film script writers film and recording companies novelists costume designers publicists and casting agencies The owner is planning a new development surrounding the site Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 2 1 Reproductions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1931 after Charles H Crawford s death his wife Ella decided to build a multi national outdoor market that would feel like a permanent world s fair with a cosmopolitan atmosphere on the land where her husband was shot She hired the Streamline Moderne architect Robert V Derrah who was finishing his work on the Coca Cola Building to design the complex 1 Derrah designed a ship shaped structure in the center of the complex The surrounding buildings represented different countries of the world The complex originally held 57 shops and cafes and 36 offices on the upper floors The Crossroads of the World was inaugurated on October 29 1936 The new shopping center was not a full blown success but it became an excellent model for outdoors malls across the world 1 In the 1950s the Crossroads of the World was converted into an office complex The Screen Actors Guild Crosby Stills Nash amp Young Jackson Browne and Alfred Hitchcock used to rent offices there The property was purchased in 1977 by the real estate investor Mort La Kretz and restored 1 On June 1 1985 Michael Perricone founded Interlock Studios an audio post production facility which was located in Bungalow 1522 of the complex until 1998 when it relocated to 6520 Sunset Boulevard and was sold to Rick Larson a few years later who renamed it Larson Studios In January 2019 the Los Angeles City Council approved the project to revamp the Crossroads of the World in a move to revitalize the district 2 Three high rise buildings are planned to bring 950 apartments and condos a 308 room hotel and 190 000 square feet 18 000 m2 of commercial space Preservationists called the redevelopment project a Manhattanization of Hollywood 3 Eighty two Hollywood Regency garden apartments are to be demolished in the project 4 5 These rent stabilized apartments are occupied by a decades old tight knit community of largely low income predominantly Latino residents Over 100 apartments in the project will be set aside for very low income families 6 In popular culture editFilms The Muppets L A Confidential 1 Indecent Proposal 1 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Cafe Society Nancy Drew Argo TV shows Dragnet Remington Steele Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Bosch Commercials McDonald s Ford Mattel Music Video Big Audio Dynamite The Globe The xx I See You I Dare You Video Game Midnight Club Los Angeles L A Noire The Crew Reproductions edit A reproduction of Crossroads iconic tower and spinning globe can be seen just inside the entrance to Disney s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida See also editLos Angeles Historic Cultural Monuments in Hollywood List of Registered Historic Places in Los AngelesReferences edit a b c d e Kim Sudhalter Have you ever wondered What the Crossroads of the World is all about Archived June 22 2019 at the Wayback Machine Onlyinhollywood com 1 December 2014 ZAHNISER DAVID November 29 2019 AIDS group faces third defeat in six months with judge tossing Hollywood high rise lawsuit Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 30 2019 Elijah Chiland Preservationists raise concerns about Crossroads of the World redevelopment We re headed to Manhattanization of Hollywood La curbed com 7 September 2017 Bianca Barragan Hollywood s Crossroads of the World project approved by City Council La curbed com 22 January 2019 Jenna Chandler The apartments are slated to be torn down to make way for a new hotel and hundreds of new apartments and condos La curbed com 22 August 2018 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Petitions Supreme Court Over Hollywood Developments MyNewsLA July 30 2020 Retrieved July 31 2020 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crossroads of the World amp oldid 1210411318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
