Santa Monica

#251: Parkhurst Building (Santa Monica)

#251: Parkhurst Building (Santa Monica)

March 13, 2025
Here's an elegant Spanish colonial revival confection in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood, used for retail and office space since it was built in 1927. It was named after its commissioner, former Venice mayor Clinton Parkhurst, and once housed a location of the famous Van de Kamp's Bakery.
#209: Charmont Apartments (Santa Monica) 

#209: Charmont Apartments (Santa Monica) 

May 17, 2024
Santa Monica's Charmont Apartments were designed in a unique combination of Spanish colonial & art deco styles by Max Maltzman, one of LA's first Jewish architects. It was lovingly rehabilitated after sustaining damage in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.