Architect Carl Kay designed the exotic Moorish Revival style apartments in 1926. The popularity of silent screen films set in Moorish lands e.g. The Sheik starring Rudolph Valentino (1921), Tents of Allah (1923), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) starring Douglas Fairbanks and The Arab (1924), starring Ramon Navarro no doubt provided inspiration as well as fascination with the lifestyles associated with the rich and famous for the development of such projects.
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