This is a scale drawing of the north and south walls of the Aztec Hotel lobby. The north wall features the detail work on the staircase to the second floor, doorways leading to the restaurant dining rooms, and the front desk. The south elevation includes details around the doorways to the restrooms, the vestibule to the entrance, and outlines of the "Mayan" murals painted on the walls by Stacy-Judd.
Stacy-Judd, Robert (1884-1975), architect.
Robert Stacy-Judd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Aztec Hotel: Exterior elevation drawings
This original drawing depicts each of the four main elevations: west, north, east, and south. The main entrance facade (south elevation) contains the majority of the cast concrete decorative elements. The west elevation shows the pergola and patio area used as outdoor dining for the restaurant. The caption at the bottom of the drawing: Monrovia Community Hotel for the Community Hotel Corporation of Monrovia, Cal.
The original floor plan for the first floor of the hotel. Stores, barber shop, and coffee shop are along the bottom of the image. The lobby and dining room for the restaurant are in the center. In the upper right-hand corner are four one-room apartments. The dotted lines on the upper left-hand portion of the plan denote a future wing of apartments that was never built.
This image depicts the front desk in the lobby of the hotel. The "Mayan" themed furniture and the wall accents (including the drinking fountain) were designed by Stacy-Judd. The short staircase led to the private dining rooms for the restaurant.
Black and white photograph of the lobby looking towards the east. The front desk is on the left, with the entrance to the lobby on the right. The stairway on the far left leads to the outdoor patio area for the restaurant. "Mayan" themed furniture designed by Stacy-Judd can be seen in the middle of the room.
Photograph of interior of lobby looking towards the fireplace with the front desk to the right-hand side. Cast concrete was used for the "Mayan" forms around the doorways and fireplace. Stacy-Judd painted the murals on the walls and designed the stencil for the ceiling.
Aztec Hotel: Interior presentation board
Colored pencil on board. Rendering of interior of lobby; this shows the original design from August 1924. This presentation board displays the full color effect that Stacy-Judd was trying to achieve with his "Mayan Revival" style. The fireplace is on the far right, with the lobby entrance doors center right, and the doors to the restroom at the center of the image. "Mayan" design motifs are shown on the walls, which were hand-drawn by Stacy-Judd.
Aztec Hotel: Exterior presentation board, side view
Colored pencil rendering of exterior side view of hotel on board. This view shows the corner of Foothill Boulevard (old Route 66), and Magnolia Avenue. It features "Mayan" decorative motifs on the corner, and along the side of the building. The view of the San Gabriel mountain range is seen in the background.
Aztec Hotel: Exterior presentation board
Colored pencil on board rendering of exterior view of hotel. This presentation board shows the view of the front entrance of the hotel, with shops on either side. The asymmetrical "Mayan" stonework is shown above the entrance, and the sage green color of the stucco was meant to portray an aged surface.
Southern California Architecture; California Modern Architecture
Working drawing of exterior of house, showing the slab walls, garden, horizontal window areas, and 'sleeping basket' on the roof. Drawing also contains original sketching and notes.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect.
R. M. Schindler papers, Architecture & Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture & Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Kings Road House- interior with fireplace
Interior view of one of the live/work spaces. The fireplaces were the only heat source in the house. All of the furniture was designed by Schinder specifically for this house.
A photograph of Rudolph Schindler (right), with Richard Neutra (left), and Dionne Neutra with child (seated), in front of the Kings Road house. The Neutra's lived in the house from 1925 until 1930.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect. Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970, architect. No photographer listed.
Blueprint showing floor plan and plot plan. This image outlines all of the rooms of the house, the sunken gardens, patios, flower beds, and tree placement in the garden.
Full size detail construction plan showing typical joints for constructing walls. This drawing shows the exact dimensions of how each piece of wood or other material is connected to form the walls, windows, doors, and frames of the house.
Graphite and colored pencil drawings of exterior elevations and sections. This drawing shows the front, rear, and side elevations, as well as the section views. It also has an exterior rendering of the house in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing. One rooftop 'sleeping basket' is also shown on the elevation drawings.
Floor plan of the house showing the unusual arrangement of rooms. Instead of the usual living room, dining room, and bedrooms, this plan shows the four live/work spaces for Schindler, his wife Pauline, Clyde Chace, and his wife Marian Chace. Each couple had a wing of the house, with a hallway and bathroom connecting the work spaces. A communal kitchen, guest room (with attached bath and kitchen), garage, and car port make up another wing of the house.
Kings Road House- interior view towards garden
Photograph of the sliding door leading out into the patio garden. It highlights the soffit and exposed beams of the roof, and the wide opening created by the sliding glass and wood door. The concept of indoor/outdoor living is showcased with chairs and plants.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect; Shulman, Julius, 1910-2009, photographer
Two men are shown hoisting a poured concrete slab into place using a pulley system on the partially completed house. The tilt-slab construction system was invented by architect Irving Gill, and modified by Schindler so that only two people are needed to hoist the slabs into place. Each slab is separated by 3 inches of glass or wood.
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953, architect. No photographer listed.
Exterior photograph of house at 835 Kings Road, Los Angeles, Calif. taken shortly after construction. At the time it was built, the area was unincorporated, now it is in the heart of West Hollywood, surrounded by large apartment buildings. The concrete slab-wall construction with glass in-between the slabs is shown at the front.
Lucile Lloyd: Rotunda, Los Angeles Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of the Los Angeles Central Library rotunda
Bertram Goodhue, architect; Dean Cornwell and Julian Garnsey, muralists; Mott Studios, photographer
Lucile Lloyd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Lucile Lloyd: Saturday Night Magazine photograph
Portrait of Lucile Lloyd, Saturday Night Magazine, August 27, 1938
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Victor Haveman, photographer
Lucile Lloyd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Lucile Lloyd: "California's Name" WPA mural, California State Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "California's Name" WPA mural in progress, California State Building, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: "The Origin and Development of the State of California" mural
Photograph of "The Origin and Development of the State of California," central panel of mural triptych "California's Name"
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Floyd Faxon, photographer
Study for Cahuenga mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals
Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals shown in situ, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural
Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural
Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Study for Brea mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, children's department, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Dick Whittington, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: Rug department murals, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of rug department murals, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Long Beach, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Long Beach, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Winstead, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores
Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores, paint and pencil on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a theater side wall mural
Study for a theater side wall mural, watercolor and pencil on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital (Pomona, Calif.)
Study for a ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital, Pomona, Calif., oil and watercolor on board
Lucile Lloyd: Interior view, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph showing interior view of Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph of Lucile Lloyd and Reverend Neal Dodd with altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd standing in front of the altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: proposed mural decoration for the Ojai Presbyterian Church (Ojai, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd holding the proposed mural decoration for the main entrance of the Ojai Presbyterian Church
Lucile Lloyd (1994-1941), muralist; Photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, Pasadena, Calif., oil and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Ana, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design
Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling
Architectural design for a ceiling, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern
Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern, oil and pencil on paper mounted to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study of decoration for auditorium (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Study of decoration for auditorium ceiling, South Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif, oil, ink, and pencil on board.
Lucile Lloyd: PTA auditorium (East Whittier, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of PTA auditorium, East Whittier School, East Whittier, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for kindergarten mural frieze, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for kindergarten mural frieze, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Marsh, Smith & Powell, architects
Lucile Lloyd: Kindergarten murals (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of kindergarten murals, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Luckhaus Studios, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Hand-colored photograph showing view of South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium, showing proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Marsh, Smith, & Powell, architects; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Mayers, Murray & Phillip, architects
Lucile Lloyd: Great hall (Scarborough, New York)
Photograph showing view of great hall, Henry House “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Bertram Goodhue, architect; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament (Scarborough, New York)
Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament, Henry house “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York, pencil drawing.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist, Bertram Goodhue, architect
Irving J. Gill: Barker house (San Diego, Calif.)
Gill used simplicity, symmetry and strategic asymmetry in his landscapes and buildings. Garden walls extend the building volume across the site, while also enclosing gardens and terraces. In this series of drawings of graphite and gouache on board for the Nelson Barker house, the white planes of the house and garden walls stand out against the faintly-sketched backdrop.
Irving John Gill papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
This early photograph of Irving Gill, from circa 1898, shows him soon after he moved to the San Diego area from Chicago. Gill is dressed in a suit with a bow tie and is looking away from the camera. It is one of a series of posed studio portraits taken of Gill in various poses.
Irving J. Gill, architect Unknowm photographer