Kem Weber: Mayfair Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Description

Weber designed the ballroom for the Mayfair Hotel-- a 13-story, 350 room hotel near downtown Los Angeles. Known as the "Rainbow Isle" for its raised dance floor with multi-colored glass tiles (lit from underneath), it was a Modern design success for Weber.

Creator

Kem Weber, designer

Source

Karl Emanuel Martin (Kem) Weber papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1926-1927

Rights

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Citation

Kem Weber, designer, “Kem Weber: Mayfair Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 1, 2024, http://128.111.216.75/items/show/728.