Curlett & Beelman Archives

#165: US Post Office – Hollywood Station (Hollywood)

July 30, 2023

Hollywood Station was the modern post office that Tinseltown always deserved. Built in 1937 and designed by starchitects Claud Beelman, Allison & Allison, it's an archetypal example of the "starved classical" style that typified 1930s New Deal building design.

#152: Commercial Club (Downtown)

May 20, 2023

Architecture

The Commercial Club building was the headquarters of a short-lived social club from the 1920s and early '30s. It was designed by the venerable Curlett & Beelman, whose expertise in handsome high-rises helped define the downtown skyline. After a decade of disuse, it was transformed into the swanky Proper Hotel, while retaining many of its historic quirks.

#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.