tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post2071713213211679620..comments2024-03-25T04:53:09.576-07:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 183 - (Site of) West Facade of the Pan Pacific AuditoriumFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-18971565250631427282015-05-12T13:11:04.689-07:002015-05-12T13:11:04.689-07:00Thanks Floyd... I am a huge fan of Art Deco... rea...Thanks Floyd... I am a huge fan of Art Deco... real pity, could not be saved. Certainly that time from from the mid-30s into the 50's was very stylish compared to a majority of modern things. I saw the great Larry Grossman 'Motorama' poster art.<br /><br />Such a pity when things like PPA are lost. johnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317063717415110505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-83017433020862433862014-02-21T11:51:48.667-08:002014-02-21T11:51:48.667-08:00Has anyone ever noticed in the movie XANADU that i...Has anyone ever noticed in the movie XANADU that in the daytime views of the Pan Pacific Auditorium that the letter "T" is in the word "AUDITORIUM" but in the night-time views of the place the letter "T" is missing? I love the PPA and it's use in XANADU but I did notice that little oddity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-10152588858907647542011-10-03T18:38:59.245-07:002011-10-03T18:38:59.245-07:00my eyes started to water when i realized this buil...my eyes started to water when i realized this building is no more. ever since i saw Xanadu i have wanted to see it. but never looked into its location. i used to travel all around that area it being so close to the beverly center. i love and collect art deco and although thee are many great examples in los angelse but i always wanted to see this one. by the way many of the other art deco buildings are also being seriously neglected. Michael Romomicromo66https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683242520574963245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-34036861752387953522010-02-09T14:11:01.747-08:002010-02-09T14:11:01.747-08:00if you loved the pan pacific auditorium
go here...if you loved the pan pacific auditorium<br /><br /><br /> go here and join<br /><br />http://ppaplayground.ning.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-29179682051281842572009-12-10T03:32:31.286-08:002009-12-10T03:32:31.286-08:00This country murders and destroys all that
ins...This country murders and destroys all that <br />inspires dreams, wonderment, & escapism. My soul crushed & bled in 1989 by the destruction of such beauty. My soul died 20 years later on June 25th 2009. The King to it with him. Now all my dreams are destroyed. There is nothing left. Not even Neverland.<br />Michelle Basart <br />Fairview, OregonMichelle Basarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584378505394613748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-45392094386822746732009-09-02T01:44:18.149-07:002009-09-02T01:44:18.149-07:00I've always loved this place. The first time I...I've always loved this place. The first time I saw it on film was in the movie FUNNY LADY. My wife and I used to live in the neighborhood. (She grew up in the Fairfax.) The late afternoon of the Pan Pacific fire, we walked over and watched the fire and the fire department with several other neighbors. The guy, I forget his name, who runs the ice cream concession at Farmers' Market told me he had film footage of the fire.LAkompanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924028398975728441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-34312823256717767522008-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:002008-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:00Hello again,Isn't there a building in Pasadena th...Hello again,<BR/><BR/>Isn't there a building in Pasadena that is very similar to this one?..it's in Old Pas as far as I can remember.<BR/><BR/>fpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-41557274847125700572008-12-05T21:27:00.000-08:002008-12-05T21:27:00.000-08:00Hi, Mare. Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, t...Hi, Mare. Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, the facade's remains were torn away just a few weeks after I arrived in L.A. (no connection, of course). It's probably hard for you to believe it's been nearly twenty years the auditorium's been gone.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-76882608635039941392008-12-05T12:19:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:19:00.000-08:00I fell in love with this building after seeing the...I fell in love with this building after seeing the movie, "Xanadu," despite the fact that I probably went to an event there at some point in my childhood. I cannot thank you enough for posting its history and these pictures. I cried when it burnt down.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921717446269472254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-61989963945411838842008-10-14T20:49:00.000-07:002008-10-14T20:49:00.000-07:00Thanks, G. I use about half a dozen online sources...Thanks, G. I use about half a dozen online sources for photos. I try always to credit them, but if you email me, I'll be glad to send you links to my favorite go-to sites.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-69678596516557693482008-10-14T12:48:00.000-07:002008-10-14T12:48:00.000-07:00Wow, that's a wonderful post. I've done only a lit...Wow, that's a wonderful post. I've done only a little superficial research on this building, in the course of looking for info about another Becket building, and I've never seen the wonderful photos you have posted before. Thank you so much!!<BR/><BR/>I just discovered your blog and i'm exploring it. It's quite wonderful!Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-65423765692793463042008-10-03T17:46:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:46:00.000-07:00Thanks, John, for the background and link to David...Thanks, John, for the background and link to David's poster. At least the upside was the Cinematheque did land a pretty nice home.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-47169219244574804602008-10-03T17:19:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:19:00.000-07:00In 1985, the American Cinematheque was negotiating...In 1985, the American Cinematheque was negotiating with the city to turn the auditorium into its home. It was just prior to the fire which, of course, scotched that deal.<BR/><BR/>I was working with Gary Essert at that time on his graphics and was asked to do some typesetting (I was the typesetter for Filmex and then American Cinematheque throughout the 1980s) for a poster that David Byrd and Joe Bessera were working on to commemorate the new home of the Cinematheque. David was the brilliant artist who created such iconic posters as Woodstock, Follies, Godspell, and a huge number of others.<BR/><BR/>The result was the "Temple of Dreams" poster, which you can view at David's web site: http://www.david-edward-byrd.com/more2-03.html.John Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875675135859666829noreply@blogger.com