This Royal Albatross gas station used an actual aircraft to catch the eye of passing motorists—and I’m sure it worked! It was at the corner of Ventura Blvd and Laurel Canyon Blvd in Studio City, which is a prime position for drivers coming from Los Angeles, over the Hollywood hills and into the Valley. It is, of course, no longer there, but the 1970 bank building there now features a Millard Sheets mosaic, so it’s not a complete waste.
The Chase bank branch that now stands on this same corner:
The mosaic, most likely, was done for Home Savings & Loan, which was pretty much bought up by Chase. Chase also has the Home Savings building in Lake Forest on El Toro Rd., near I-5. The mosaic, if Home Savings, would have most likely been done by Dennis O’Conner. See: https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/?s=mosaic
TEXACO…Fire Chief gasoline, Marfak lubricants. Looks like Associated “Flying A” gas may have been next door. IIRC, Texaco also had Sky Chief fuel so maybe they didn’t object to winged offices on the lots for that reason.
This Royal Albatross gas station used an actual aircraft to catch the eye of passing motorists—and I’m sure it worked! It was at the corner of Ventura Blvd and Laurel Canyon Blvd in Studio City, which is a prime position for drivers coming from Los Angeles, over the Hollywood hills and into the Valley. It is, of course, no longer there, but the 1970 bank building there now features a Millard Sheets mosaic, so it’s not a complete waste.
The mosaic, most likely, was done for Home Savings & Loan, which was pretty much bought up by Chase. Chase also has the Home Savings building in Lake Forest on El Toro Rd., near I-5. The mosaic, if Home Savings, would have most likely been done by Dennis O’Conner. See:
https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/?s=mosaic
TEXACO…Fire Chief gasoline, Marfak lubricants. Looks like Associated “Flying A” gas may have been next door. IIRC, Texaco also had Sky Chief fuel so maybe they didn’t object to winged offices on the lots for that reason.