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William Lee Woollett (Architect)
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 Carl Fehmer, 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 Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldest city in New York, and the county seat of and most populous city in Albany County, New York, Albany County. Albany's population was 99,224 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 101,228 in 2023. The city is the economic and cultural core of New York State's Capital District (New York), Capital District, a metropolitan area including the nearby cities and suburbs of Colonie, New York, Colonie, Troy, New York, Troy, Schenectady, New York, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Springs. With a population of 1.23 million in 2020, the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian languages, Algonquian-speaking Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeside Country Club, Los Angeles
Lakeside or Lake Side may refer to: Places Australia * Lakeside College, Pakenham, Victoria * Lakeside Joondalup shopping centre Joondalup, Western Australia * Lakeside, near Reservoir, Victoria * Lakeside International Raceway, Pine Rivers, Queensland * Lakeside Mental Hospital, formerly known as Ballarat Lunatic Asylum, Ballarat, Victoria * Lakeside railway station, Melbourne, on the Puffing Billy Railway * Lakeside, Queensland, a locality in the North Burnett Region Canada * Lakeside, Nova Scotia, just outside Halifax * Lakeside, New Brunswick * Lakeside, Kenora District, Ontario * Lakeside, Oxford County, Ontario * Lakeside (electoral district), a political district * Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality Malaysia * Lakeside Campus, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya New Zealand * Lakeside, New Zealand, a locality in Selwyn District Singapore * Lakeside MRT station, an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architects From Los Angeles
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin , which derives from the Greek (''-'', chief + , builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from location to location. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialised training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the profession. Origins T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabar Branch
Malabar Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, California. The Malabar Branch began in 1914 as a book depository in a Sunday school room at the Brooklyn Heights Methodist Church on the corner of Evergreen Avenue and Malabar Street. The original collection consisted of approximately 900 books that were checked out on the honor system. In 1925, a bond issue was passed by Los Angeles voters providing funds for the construction of 14 new branch libraries, including the current Malabar Branch. Construction on the new Mediterranean Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival building started in 1926, and the new library was opened in May 1927. The building was designed by architect William Lee Woollett. The Malabar Branch was damaged in the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake and was closed. The branch was extensively renovated and reopened in 1992 with separate reading rooms for adults and children, a multipurp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabar Branch Library, Los Angeles, California
Malabar may refer to: People * Malabars, people originating from the Malabar region of India * Malbars or Malabars, people of Tamil origin in Réunion Places * Malabar Coast, or Malabar, a region of the southwestern shoreline of India ** Dutch Malabar (1661–1795) ** Malabar District (1792–1957) ** Malabar rainforests, ecoregions * Malabar, Indonesia ** Malabar Radio Station * Mount Malabar, a volcano in Indonesia * Malabar, Florida, United States * Malabar Island, part of the Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles * Malabar Settlement, Trinidad and Tobago * 754 Malabar, a minor planet * Malabar, New South Wales, Australia **Malabar Headland Transportation and military * Malabar Express, a train service in India * Malabar (train), a train service in Indonesia * List of ships named ''Malabar'' * , the name of several ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy * , the name of a number of steamships * , a US Navy World War II stores ship * Malabar (naval exercise), a multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toluca Lake, Los Angeles
Toluca Lake is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, downtown. The name is also given to a private natural lake fed by wells and maintained by neighboring property owners. Prior to the paving of the Los Angeles River in 1938 and L.A. well extraction in the late 19th and 20th century which lowered the water table, Toluca Lake was fed by artesian springs. The history of Toluca Lake can be traced to the days of the Tongva Indians, followed by History of California before 1900#Spanish colonization and governance (1697–1821), Spanish colonization and Mexico, Mexican independence. Toluca Lake was part of the early Ranchos of California, rancho system. The original Toluca Lake was divided, with the neighborhood being known as Forman Toluca Ranch. In 1923, investors bought and developed the land as "Toluca Lake Park". The neighborhood has had notable residents. Comedian Bob Hope was a longtime r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rialto Theater (Los Angeles)
Rialto Theater, formerly Quinn's Rialto Theater and Grauman’s Rialto, is a historic former movie theater located at 812 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. History Downtown Los Angeles's Rialto Theater was designed and built in 1917 by Oliver Perry Dennis, the architect also known for Janes House and the Magic Castle. Since opening, the building has undergone many alterations, including a significant remodel by William Lee Woollett in 1923, the addition of neon Art Deco marquee around 1930, a conversion to retail sometime after 1988, and a seismic retrofit in the 1990s. Exhibitor J.A. Quinn opened the theater in 1917 with an exclusive screening of '' Garden of Allah''. Sid Grauman took over in 1919, and in 1921, the theater entered into an exclusive agreement with Paramount Pictures, whom Grauman sold the theater to in 1924. In 1979, Los Angeles's Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Knappen Woollett
Louise Sarah Knappen Woollett (May 15, 1875 – August 4, 1955) was an American educator, school administrator, clubwoman, and arts patron. She was principal of the Hollywood School for Girls in Los Angeles from 1915 until 1932. Early life and education Knappen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Theodore Frelinghuysen Knappen and Sarah Letitia McFarlane Knappen. Her grandfather Hugh McFarlane served in the Wisconsin legislature. Her younger sister, Elizabeth Knappen Ames, was the longtime director of the Yaddo arts retreat. Louise graduated from the University of Minnesota, and trained as a teacher at Winona State Normal School. Career Knappen taught at schools in Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest as a young woman. She was principal of the Hollywood School of Girls beginning in 1915. During her tenure, the school's students including the children of Hollywood's most prominent figures, including Cecil B. DeMille (who was also a member of the school's advisory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Conrad Arensberg
Walter Conrad Arensberg (April 4, 1878 – January 29, 1954) was an American art collector, critic and poet. His father was part owner and president of a crucible steel company. He majored in English and philosophy at Harvard University. With his wife Louise (born as Mary Louise Stevens; 1879–1953), he collected art and supported artistic endeavors. Early life and career Walter Arensberg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of Conrad Christian Arensberg and his second wife, Flora Belle Covert. Walter's father was President and partial owner of a successful Pittsburgh crucible steel company. Between 1896 and 1900, Walter attended Harvard University. Following graduation, he traveled to Europe, where he spent at least two years. In 1903, he returned to Harvard, as a graduate student. He did not complete his degree, but rather moved to New York City to work as a cub reporter from 1904-1906. Arensberg's first major book, ''The Cryptography of Dante'' (1921) was gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
