Hotel Rosslyn Annex

Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Southeast side of the Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Hotel Rosslyn Annex is located in Downtown Los Angeles
Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Location112 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°02′48″N 118°14′56″W / 34.0468°N 118.2489°W / 34.0468; -118.2489
Built1923
ArchitectParkinson & Parkinson, George Edwin Bergstrom[1]
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.13000589
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 2013
The hotels depicted on a postcard, circa 1930 to 1945

The Hotel Rosslyn Annex is a historic building in Los Angeles, California built in 1923 at the corner of 5th and Main streets. The structure was designed by the firm Parkinson & Parkinson in the Beaux Arts style and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2]

The building is across the street from the original 800-room Rosslyn Hotel built in 1914. Designed as a twin, both were topped by mammoth glowing signs featuring the names surrounded by a heart, the shape acknowledging the Hart brothers who owned the hotels.[3]

The building became famous for its large roof-mounted signboard saying "New Million Dollar Hotel."[4][5][6] The hotel closed in 1959, before reopening again in 1979 and eventually focusing on low-price housing.[7][4] The rooftop sign was featured in the music video for "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2, as well as the 2000 Wim Wenders film "The Million Dollar Hotel".[8][9] The story of the film had been conceived by U2's lead vocalist Bono while filming the music video, and the filming took place inside the hotel despite its dilapidated state by then.[8][9]

The 264-unit Hotel Rosslyn Annex was renovated in 2015 to house a mix of homeless veteran, low-income and market-rate tenants.[10][1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rosslyn Hotel (Annex) Apartments | Los Angeles Conservancy".
  2. ^ Dory, Elysha (2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Rosslyn Annex" (PDF). National Park Service.
  3. ^ Pool, Bob (October 31, 2014) "DOWNTOWN L.A. SPEAKEASY RESTS EASY — FOR NOW" Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ a b "Rosslyn Hotel and Annex". Water and Power Associates. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  5. ^ McCann, Linda; Taube, Dace; Zachary, Claude; Roseman, Curtis C. (2008). Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7385-5906-3.
  6. ^ Johnson, Dana (2016-08-01). In the Not Quite Dark. Catapult. ISBN 978-1-61902-850-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "Rosslyn Hotel". LA Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  8. ^ a b "Filming Locations for Million Dollar Hotel (2000), in Los Angeles". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  9. ^ a b "U2's Bono Doing "Million Dollar" Deal". New York Magazine. 14 October 1991. p. 10.
  10. ^ Holland, Gale (September 9, 2014) "Restored Rosslyn Hotel annex will house 75 homeless veterans" Los Angeles Times

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