Hotel Rosslyn Annex

Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Southeast side of the Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Location 112 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′48″N 118°14′56″W / 34.0468°N 118.2489°W / 34.0468; -118.2489Coordinates: 34°02′48″N 118°14′56″W / 34.0468°N 118.2489°W / 34.0468; -118.2489
Built 1923
Architect Parkinson & Parkinson
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference # 13000589
Added to NRHP August 13, 2013

The Hotel Rosslyn Annex is a historic building in Los Angeles, California built in 1923 at the corner of 5th and Main streets. The structure was designed by the firm Parkinson & Parkinson in the Beaux Arts style and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

The building is across the street from the original 800-room Rosslyn Hotel built in 1914. Designed as a twin, both were topped by mammoth glowing signs featuring the names surrounded by a heart, the shape acknowledging the Hart brothers who owned the hotels.[2]

The 264-unit building was renovated to house a mix of homeless veteran, low-income and market-rate tenants.[3]

Irish pop vocal group Westlife used Hotel Rosslyn as a background location on parts of the official music video of their eleventh UK number-one hit "Unbreakable" in 2002.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dory, Elysha (2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Rosslyn Annex" (PDF). National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Pool, Bob (October 31, 2014) "DOWNTOWN L.A. SPEAKEASY RESTS EASY — FOR NOW" Los Angeles Times
  3. ↑ Holland, Gale (September 9, 2014) "Restored Rosslyn Hotel annex will house 75 homeless veterans" Los Angeles Times

Further reading

  • "Builders Set Record for Skill and Speed". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1923. p. I8.
  • "New Unit of Great Hostelry". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1923. p. I7.
  • "Rosslyn Among Leading Hotels". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1932. p. A12.
  • "Thousands Seeks New Hostelry". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1923. p. I4.
  • Field, William Scott (1994). Parkinson Centennial: 100 Years of the Parkinson Architecture Firm in Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Parkinson Field Associates. OCLC 30798667.
  • Gleye, Paul (1981). The Architecture of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Rosebud Books. ISBN 9780865580046.
  • Roseman, Curtis C.; Wallach, Ruth; Taube, Dace; McCann, Linda; DeVerteuil, Geoffrey (2004). The Historic Core of Los Angeles. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738529240.
  • "Rosslyn Hotel". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved July 16, 2014.


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