The Automobile Club of Southern California headquarters, Los Angeles

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Homestead Museum

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The Automobile Club of Southern California headquarters, Los Angeles

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2011.140.1.1

Description

The Automobile Club of Southern California headquarters, Los Angeles, F. Morrison Boyd, 1925. The ornate Spanish Colonial Revival structure, at the corner of Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Street has a corner tower and dramatic entrance. At the left is a wing with high arched windows on the first floor, while another wing goes north up Figueroa. On the reverse is an ink inscription, "California Auto Club." Boyd, road scout for the American Automobile Association, was on a 37,000-mile trip through the U.S., Mexico and Canada. With a few small stains and soiling, the condition is good overall.

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