This is an old fantasy – the Trainon Apartments – Leland Bryant, 1928 – 1750-54 Serrano Avenue – named after Marie Antoinette’s petite hideaway chateau at Versailles – possibly because “Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau,” the 16th century Burgundian military outpost that actually served as the prototype here, wouldn't fit up on the roof. But this is still magnificent – another fantasy from Old Hollywood. This one is French, just off Hollywood...
more »This is an old fantasy – the Trainon Apartments – Leland Bryant, 1928 – 1750-54 Serrano Avenue – named after Marie Antoinette’s petite hideaway chateau at Versailles – possibly because “Chateau d’Azay-le-Rideau,” the 16th century Burgundian military outpost that actually served as the prototype here, wouldn't fit up on the roof. But this is still magnificent – another fantasy from Old Hollywood. This one is French, just off Hollywood Boulevard – and the dark Spanish Revival fantasy is just down the street, on Hollywood Boulevard itself, just under Olive Hill. Walk up the stairs. Frank Lloyd Wight's Hollyhock House is up there, his 1919 Mayan fantasy – but that's for another day. ~ Monday, February 25, 2019
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