The oviatt library digital collections feature historically significant documents, photographs, oral histories, artistic works and exhibit materials selected from the oviatt special collections and archives. Hugo ballin, a noted american muralist, designed six panels in the lobby that chronicle the history of the city. James oviatt set out to build a topline haberdashery, not a temple to the art deco style. Jones, miriam matthews, elizabeth martinez, mayme a. The interior of the cicada restaurant, in the oviatt building. Oct 29, 2015 fans wanting to catch a glimpse of the structure used in exterior shots should head to the oviatt building at. A featurelength documentary on the oviatt buildings history was directed by seth shulman and written produced by marc chevalier in. A view a detailed profile of the structure 231176 including further data and descriptions in the emporis database.
Its a bit disheartening to see how many beautiful buildings our city has torn down in the name of progress. The class b office building was completed in 1928 and features a total of 99,019 sqft. We recommend booking oviatt building tours ahead of time to secure your spot. My guess is that chandler made up or transposed the rubberized sidewalk, because the darkcolored blocks are still there.
The james oviatt building penthouse ghosts and hauntings. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Chandler doesnt mention the lalique glass or other appointments. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Get an indepth look at the history and style of art deco architecture. Specifically the part of history in which you can unearth the lost, the buried. The oviatt is a story commercial office building built in 1928. Special collections and archives holds many interesting items that. Featuring the finest vintage dance orchestras and entertainment, maxwell demilles cicada club is unlike any night on the town you have ever experienced. San fernando valley history oviatt library digital collection. The jewish studies interdisciplinary program and the california state university, northridge oviatt library are partnering to host a discussion and book signing by dr. Recently the oviatt building has been handsomely restored as an office building, with a restaurant in place of the mens store. The oviatt building 2008 rerelease trailer youtube.
Founders felix and tanya arguelles are happy to share their industrial design space as a oneofakind setting for your special day. Eckert papers a nearcomplete body of telegraphic messages sent and received by the washington office of the united states military telegraph usmt headed by thomas t. Tours meet in the center of the park near the minigroves of orange trees. Hollywoods spies the undercover surveillance of nazis in. Built in 1928, the oviatt building once housed the exclusive mens department store, alexander and. Please let our editors know of any corrections you can make by posting them in the database corrections section of the discussion forum open to the public. Some peek in the stacks blog posts are authored by csun students who work in special collections and archives in the oviatt library. San fernando valley history oviatt library digital.
Built in 1928, the oviatt building once housed the exclusive mens department store, alexander and oviatt. Fans wanting to catch a glimpse of the structure used in exterior shots should head to the oviatt building at. During the early phases of construction of the italian romanesque styled building, oviatt attended the 1925 paris exposition and decided to decorate his building in the new style. It provides full, open and equal access to materials. In its heyday, james oviatts shop outfitted hollywood legends like clark gable and john barrymore. In 1983, the oviatt building was listed in the national register of historic places. Virtually a second home to clark gable, errol flynn and other male stars of hollywoods golden age, the oviatt building housed l. Their silent partner was frank shaver allen, a wealthy and once socially prominent architect whose career had been destroyed by a. It had byzantine, egyptian, spanish colonial and roman architectural influences and, at 90. The james oviatt building, commonly referred to as the oviatt building, is an art deco. The building housed the shop now cicada restaurant, rentable office space, and a penthouse suite for owner james oviatt. San fernando valley history browse collection about the san fernando valley history digital library is the first effort to assemble, digitize and make globally available historically significant documents, manuscripts, photographs and related graphic materials from public and private collections in the san fernando valley. Updated glass shelves and lighting have been added.