Central LA Archives - Etan Does LA

#287: Carthay Neighborhoods Historic District (Mid-Wilshire)

August 3, 2026

The Carthay Neighborhoods Historic District is basically an open-air museum of great residential architecture from the 1920s-1940s. Beyond its 1,000+ beautifully-preserved dwellings, this District set new standards for how architecture and urban planning can work together to build cohesive, perpetually desirable neighborhoods.

#112: Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building (Central LA)

August 18, 2022

Architecture

This curious late gothic French chateau was the headquarters of the Heinsbergen Decorating Company, one of the 20th century's great mural and interior design firms. Respected architects Curlett & Beelman designed it in 1928, and built it out of bricks salvaged from buildings that were demolished to make way for LA City Hall.

#89: Wilshire Branch (Mid-Wilshire) | National Library Week

April 8, 2022

Architecture

The largest and costliest of the final batch of original LAPL libraries, the Wilshire Branch is a fine example of Italian Romanesque architecture, and tells the story of the LAPL's rapid expansion in the 1920s