Thursday, May 25, 2006

What the Observatory would have been...

Ever wonder what L.A. would be like if the Observatory didn't look the way it did today? What if James Dean didn't film a scene in Griffith Park that lead to his immortalization? What if later this year, we weren't going to celebrate a renovation and restoration?

Less intriguing than what now exists, if the rendering designed was actually built, how would LA be different today? I'd hate to find out.

Here's what was originally envisioned in the early 1930s:

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can see it from the windows in my "office" at home (although from the south west) and it doesn't look that different than the drawing you posted ....

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