Architects Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns designed the Mediterranean Revival style Los Angeles Tennis Club in 1923. Perry T. Jones (11890-1970) was a key player in the club's development, producing a steady stream of world-class tennis players. Jones was Captain of the David Cup Team in 1958, winning the cup from Australia that year. Between the 1930s and 1970s the club was the epicenter for developing world class tennis players from the United States.

Located at 5851 Clinton Street in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.

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The Auto Club of Southern California was designed by architect Sumner P. Hunt in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building now serves as the Los Angeles district office.for the organization. The firm was an early advocate for the construction of the Ridge Route, the first highway through the Tehachapi Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains, which directly linked Los Angeles to Bakersfield and the Central Valley. The route saved the State of California from being split into two separate states. The Club began surveying the state's roads for the purpose of map-making beginning in 1910; the production of which created a uniform system.
The Auto Club placed thousands of traffic signs throughout the state up until the 1950s, after which the state took over the responsibility. The signs were manufactured by a local fabricator of bathtubs. The original porcelain-on-steel signs are a rarity today.

The Auto Club was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1971 (No. 72). Located at 2601 S. Figueroa Street in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved

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The Southwest Museum in the Mt. Washington suburb of Los Angeles is the creation of Charles Fletcher Lummis an anthropologist, historian, journalist, and photographer. Lummis was the creative force behind the Southwest Society, the western branch of the Archaeological Institute of America. The building was designed by architects Sumner P. Hunt and Silas Reese Burns between 1910-1nd 1914. Later additions to the museum include the Caroline Boeing Poole Wing of Basketry (completed 1941), by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, and the Braun Research Library (1971), by architect Glen E. Cook. The lower entrance on Museum Drive was designed by the architectural firm Allison and Allison in a Pre-Columbian style.

The Southwest Museum was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984 (No. 283).

Located at 234 Museum Drive.

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Architects Sumner Hunt and Silas Burns designed the clubhouse in an eclectic style, combining Mission Revival, Italianate and Prairie architectural influences. The club is an important civic and social center for the community. Located at 131 S. Avenue 57 in the historic Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984 (No. 284).

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The Ebell of Los Angeles is a woman’s club designed in an Italianate style by architect Sumner P. Hunt of Hunt & Burns in 1927. The facilities include the renowned 1,270-seat Wilshire Ebell the group's clubhouse, including a large lounge, art salon, and dining room. The dining room opens to a tile-roofed colonnade walkway and fountain, honoring members of the club that perished in World War I.

The Ebell of Los Angeles was formed in Los Angeles in 1894 or 1897. Since 1927, the Wilshire Ebell Theatre has hosted musical performances and lectures by world leaders and top artists. Among other events, the Ebell was the site of aviator Amelia Earhart's last public appearance before attempting the 1937 around-the-world flight during which she disappeared. It is also the place where Judy Garland was discovered while performing as Baby Frances Gumm in the 1930s.

The Ebell of Los Angeles was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 and was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 250) in 1982.
The Ebell of Los Angeles is located at 743 S. Lucerne Boulevard in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.

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