South Sycamore Avenue between First Street and Second Street in the Wilshire District – a street of Spanish Revival apartment buildings from long ago, when everyone in Los Angeles wanted to live in a hacienda, before everyone moved to low featureless new ranch houses out in the suburbs. Something was lost – romance or something – but these old buildings have been lovingly restored – even the giant Moorish Art Deco concrete monster that sits in the middle of the block....
more »South Sycamore Avenue between First Street and Second Street in the Wilshire District – a street of Spanish Revival apartment buildings from long ago, when everyone in Los Angeles wanted to live in a hacienda, before everyone moved to low featureless new ranch houses out in the suburbs. Something was lost – romance or something – but these old buildings have been lovingly restored – even the giant Moorish Art Deco concrete monster that sits in the middle of the block. The Moors did invade Spain in 711 and kind of took over. The last Moorish city, Granada, was captured by Ferdinand V and Isabella I in 1492, and then they were gone, except for the architecture – the Alhambra and all the rest. This giant Moorish Art Deco concrete monster is historically accurate in its way – and South Sycamore Avenue is, by the way, lined with sycamore trees. This is a good place. ~ Friday, April 13, 2018
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