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Edwin Bergstrom
George Edwin Bergstrom (March 12, 1876 – June 17, 1955) was an American architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California. He also designed The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Biography George Edwin Bergstrom was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, of Norwegian immigrant ancestry. His father, George O. Bergstrom, was a prominent businessman and local politician. The Bergstroms' home, now known as the George O. Bergstrom House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. George Edwin Bergstrom attended Phillips-Andover Academy, and was in the Yale University class of 1896. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899. Bergstrom settled in Los Angeles, California, in 1901. In 1903, he married the former Nancy Kimberly, daughter of John A. Kimberly, a co-founder of Kimberly-Clark. They had two children; Alice Cheney Bergstrom and George Edwin Bergstrom, Jr. Career From 1905 to 1915, Bergstrom was in partnersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neenah
Neenah ( ) is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River approximately northeast of Oshkosh and southwest of Green Bay. Neenah's population was 27,319 at the 2020 census. Neenah is within the geographic boundaries of the Town of Neenah, but is politically independent. The city is the southwesternmost of the Fox Cities of northeast Wisconsin. It is a principal city of the Oshkosh–Neenah metropolitan statistical area, which consists of all of Winnebago County and had 171,730 residents in 2020. It is sometimes referred to as a twin city with Menasha, with which it shares Doty Island. History Neenah was named by Governor James Duane Doty from the Hoocąk word for "water" or "running water". It was the site of a Ho-Chunk village in the late 18th century. It is in the Hoocąk language. The government initially designated this area in 1835 as an industrial and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is a privately owned Sports club, athletic club and social club in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, United States. Established in 1880, the club is today best known for its John R. Wooden Award presented to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year. History Establishment The Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) was founded on September 8, 1880. By the end of its first month of existence the fledgling club counted 60 enlisted members and was able to rent its first facility, two halls located in Stearns Hall on Los Angeles Street in downtown Los Angeles. A 19th Century history indicates that the club had the dual purposes of "providing its members with the means of physical development" along with "the advantages of a gentlemen's club.Charles F. Lummis (ed.)"Los Angeles Athletic Club,"''The Land of Sunshine'' [Los Angeles], vol. 5, no. 3 (Aug. 1896). pg. 134. The club relocated for the first time in 1881 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasadena Conference Center
The Pasadena Convention Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, United States. It consists of three buildings. Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Civic Auditorium, one of the major structures in the Pasadena Civic Center District, was built in 1931 and is best known for being the home for the Emmy Awards from 1977 until 1997. It was designed by architects George Edwin Bergstrom, Cyril Bennett, and Fitch Haskell. It is the former home of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra. It has also been used for some episodes of '' American Idol''. It was used as the show's venue for "Hollywood Week" in seasons 1, 3 and 10. The 3,029-seat theater hosts musicals, operas and concerts, among other events, on its stage. The venue's theatre organ was acquired in 1979, having been commissioned from American firm M. P. Möller in 1938 as a touring organ by Englishman Reginald Foort, who attended its Pasadena inauguration on April 23, 1980. It had been used by the BBC during and after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Grauman
Sidney Patrick Grauman (March 17, 1879 – March 5, 1950) was an American entrepreneur and showman who established two of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood's most recognizable and visited landmarks, the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Chinese Theatre and the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, Egyptian Theatre. Biography Early years Grauman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1879, the son of David Grauman (1851–1921) and Rosa Goldsmith (1853–1936). Grauman's parents were theatrical performers on show circuits. They were both Jewish Americans, Jewish. Grauman and his father went to Dawson City, Yukon, for the Gold Rush when he was a young man. He worked there as a paperboy. Since newspapers were scarce, they could command a dollar each. Grauman told a story about a store owner who purchased a newspaper from him for $50. The shopkeeper then read the paper aloud in his store, charging admission to local miners. In the Yukon, the young Grauman learned a lesson which would serve him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Theatre (Los Angeles)
Paramount Theatre, formerly Metropolitan Theater or Grauman's Metropolitan Theater, also known as Paramount Downtown, was a movie palace and office building located at 323 W. 6th Street and 536 S. Hill Street, across the street from Pershing Square, in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. It had an additional entrance connecting it to the Broadway Theater District and it was the largest movie theater in Los Angeles for many years. History Downtown Los Angeles's Paramount Theatre opened as Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre on January 26, 1923. The building was financed by the Hill Street Fireproof Building Company, designed by George Edwin Bergstrom with the theater and building interior designed by William Lee Woollett, all for impresario Sid Grauman, known at the time for the Million Dollar Theatre and best remembered today for his two Hollywood movie palaces: the Chinese and Egyptian theaters. The theater's first screening was the film premiere of Gloria Swanson's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lee Woollett
William Lee Woollett (November 13, 1873 – February 11, 1955) was an American architect practicing mainly in California. He designed theaters in Los Angeles in the 1920s including the largest movie theater ever built in Los Angeles, Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre which opened in 1923. Life and career Early life William Lee Woollett was born in Albany, New York, the son of William M. Woollett. His father died when he was seven years old. Education Around 1892, Woollett studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He apprenticed as a draftsman for Fehmer & Page, Architects, Boston, MA (1892-1896). Early career Woollett returned to Albany in 1896 to open his office. He was joined a few years later by his younger brother, John Woodward Woollett, also an architect. Together, they founded the firm, Woollett and Woollett Architects becoming the 3rd consecutive generation of Woolletts to practice architecture in Albany. After the San Francisco earthquak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redlands, California
Redlands ( ) is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 73,168, up from 68,747 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is located approximately northwest of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs and east of Los Angeles. Redlands was founded in 1881 on land that encompassed native Serrano, Morongo and Cahuilla tribes. Redlands absorbed the communities of Terracina, Barton, Gladysta, and Lugonia along with portions of Mentone, California, Mentone, Crafton, California, Crafton and Bryn Mawr, California, Bryn Mawr when it incorporated in 1888. Redlands is home to the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, Asistencia Mission founded in 1819 by early European settlers. By the early 20th century, it was a major focal point of California's citrus production, citrus industry and boosted the world's largest producer of naval oranges in the world. Throughout its past, Redlands has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redlands High School
Redlands High School (RHS) is a high school located in Redlands, California. It is the oldest Californian public high school still functioning on its original site. History Also known as Redlands Union High School or Redlands Senior High School, RHS was originally built in 1891 as a "unified high school", formed from elementary districts of Redlands, Crafton and Lugonia. Its Clock auditorium was completed in 1928. The Girls' Gymnasium was completed as a New Deal Era project by the Public Works Administration in 1936. Located on 65 acres, the campus is divided by a major thoroughfare into South Campus (the original site) and North Campus. Notable alumni *Kat Von D, tattoo artist * Dave Aranda, college football head coach for the Baylor Bears * Robin Backhaus, bronze medalist in the 1972 Olympics' 200M butterfly event *Joan Baez, folksinger *Ed Vande Berg, Major League Baseball pitcher * Brian Billick, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens * Donna L. Crisp, U.S. Navy officer * Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Smith Memorial Building
The Joseph Smith Memorial Building (JSMB), originally called the Hotel Utah, is a social center located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City. It is named in honor of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. It previously housed several restaurants and also functioned as a venue for events, although it was closed in 2023 for extensive renovations, expected to be completed in 2025. Several levels of the building have also been administrative offices for departments of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), such as FamilySearch. On January 3, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Hotel Utah. History Hotel The corner of Main Street and South Temple has long been important in Utah history. Prior to construction of the Hotel Utah from 1909 to 1911, the general tithing office of the LDS Church, a bishop's storehouse, and the ''Deseret News'' printing plant all were located on the site. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kearns
Thomas Kearns (April 11, 1862 – October 18, 1918) was an American mining, banking, railroad, and newspaper magnate. He was a US Senator from Utah from 1901 to 1905. Unlike the predominantly Mormon constituents of his state, Senator Kearns was Catholic. Early life Thomas Kearns was born on April 11, 1862, near Woodstock, Canada West (now Ontario), to Margaret (née Maher) and Thomas Kearns. He attended public schools there until he moved with his parents to O'Neill in Holt County, Nebraska. He attended the public schools until he was 17, worked on his family farm, and engaged in the freighting business. Mining Kearns moved to Salt Lake City and later Park City, Utah, in 1883. He worked in mining, prospected, and operated several mines. He worked in the Ontario mine and became part owner of the Mayflower mine in 1889. In 1889 and his partner David Keith discovered the rich ore that became the famous Silver King Mine in Park City. They would eventually own several mines thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kearns Building
The Kearns Building is a historic office building in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Description The 10-story building was designed by Los Angeles architects John Parkinson and George Bergstrom and constructed 1909–1911. Parkinson & Bergstrom borrowed the style of architect Louis Sullivan, and the Kearns Building has been described as Sullivanesque, with a steel reinforced concrete frame and a white terracotta tile facade emphasizing vertical piers below a prominent cornice. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. With The style of a Louis Sullivan skyscraper was built on classical form, with prominent window and door openings at street level, bands of windows between vertical piers, and a distinctive, highly decorated cornice. Often Sullivan designed porthole windows under a cornice. Parkinson & Bergstrom used centered medallions between spandrels recessed behind th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
