Santora Building
Santora Arts Building | |
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  Location within California  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 207 N. Broadway Santa Ana, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′47″N 117°52′8″W / 33.74639°N 117.86889°W |
| Architect | Frank Lansdowne |
| Architectural style | California Churrigueresque (Spanish Colonial Revival) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000976 |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1982 |
The Santora is a historic commercial building located in Downtown Historic District of Santa Ana, California. It now houses art galleries, retail stores, and restaurants.
Architecture
[edit]The building was designed by Frank Lansdowne, one of the premier architects of the region, and groundbreaking on it took place on July 7, 1928.[1] It is in the California Churrigueresque style of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.
The Santora is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and its record number is 386426.[2]
History
[edit]From 1934 until 1944, Daninger's Tea Room occupied the rooms on the second floor, southwest corner. The restaurant was famous for its home cooked meals and pleasant atmosphere, and attracted a clientele that included Hollywood celebrities Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Billie Burke, Charles Ruggles, Connie Haines, Lucille Ball, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Joan Davis, Rosalind Russell, Robert Young, William Holden and Alan Ladd, all of whom signed the guest book.[3]
After a period of decline in Santa Ana's downtown the Santora resurged as an arts complex where a number of different artists moved in including Joseph Musil and his Salon of the Art Deco Theaters. Musil was a set designer for the Walt Disney company and worked on the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana". Santa Ana History. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ↑ "National Register". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana". Santa Ana History. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (July 18, 2010). "Joseph J. Musil dies at 73; theater designer with a flair for showmanship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Santa Ana History: The Santora
- Santa Ana Sentinel — The Santora, Santa Ana’s Museum of Latin American Art
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