{"id":30952,"date":"2024-12-22T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=30952"},"modified":"2024-12-22T08:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T16:08:31","slug":"the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2024\/12\/22\/the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dome Hotel on the southwest corner of 2nd St and Grand Ave, downtown Los Angeles, 1960"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2024\/12\/22\/the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960-2\/the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?fit=999%2C672&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1490126710","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"The Dome Hotel on the southwest corner of 2nd St and Grand Ave, downtown Los Angeles, 1960\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?fit=300%2C202&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?fit=640%2C431&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?resize=640%2C431&ssl=1\" alt=\"The Dome Hotel on the southwest corner of 2nd St and Grand Ave, downtown Los Angeles, 1960\" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?resize=300%2C202&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Dome-Hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-St-and-Grand-Ave-downtown-Los-Angeles-1960.jpg?resize=768%2C517&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>If the caption hadn\u2019t told me where this photo was taken, I never would have guessed. This is the 122-room Dome Hotel, which stood on the corner of 2nd St and Grand Ave in downtown Los Angeles from the early 1900s until it burned down in 1964. That\u2019s a pretty good run for a Victorian hotel, which were highly susceptible to fire. In the background, we can see the grainy outline of the Richfield Tower. It didn\u2019t come down until 1969, so in 1960, when this photo was taken, it was still a iconic part of downtown\u2019s cityscape. The Broad Museum now occupies the site of Dome Hotel, and that vacant lot is now home to the striking Walt Disney Concert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a closer shot of the Dome Hotel from circa 1963, not long before it burned down. The sign reads: \u201cNewly Decorated, $50 Per Month & Up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30975\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2024\/12\/22\/the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960-2\/dome-hotel-and-apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-grand-ave-and-2nd-st-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1963\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?fit=720%2C565&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1403884239","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Dome Hotel and Apartments on the southwest corner of Grand Ave and 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1963\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?fit=300%2C235&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?fit=640%2C502&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?resize=640%2C502&ssl=1\" alt=\"Dome Hotel and Apartments on the southwest corner of Grand Ave and 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1963.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?w=720&ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dome-Hotel-and-Apartments-on-the-southwest-corner-of-Grand-Ave-and-2nd-St-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1963.jpg?resize=300%2C235&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is how the site of the Dome Hotel looked in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2024\/12\/22\/the-dome-hotel-on-the-southwest-corner-of-2nd-st-and-grand-ave-downtown-los-angeles-1960-2\/may-2024-38\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?fit=838%2C658&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"838,658\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"May 2024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?fit=300%2C236&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?fit=640%2C503&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?resize=640%2C503&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?w=838&ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?resize=300%2C236&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-2024-6.png?resize=768%2C603&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the caption hadn\u2019t told me where this photo was taken, I never would have guessed. 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