Robert V. Derrah was an American architect. His work included designs for the Crossroads of the World (1936), Coca-Cola Building (Los Angeles) and a 1942 extension on the

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. He died at the age of 51 in 1946.A Mini Monterey Mini Masterpiece by Robert V. Derrah
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Work

* Crossroads of the World (1936), one of America's first outdoor shopping malls, 6671

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at Las Palmas,

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. Listed on the

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. * Coca-Cola Building (Los Angeles) (1939), 1334 South Central Avenue *

(1942), Art Deco style six story extension at 820 S. Flower Street including two concrete side sections that curve into the recessed glass center. *five unit Colonial courtyard building (1935) on Durant Drive in

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, targeted for demolitionhttp://la.curbed.com/tags/robert-v-derrah *Mrs. Lillian M. Rose house (1934), a Monterey architecture style house at 842 South Citrus Avenue in Mid-City.

References

20th-century American architects 1890s births 1946 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{US-architect-19C-stub