View from Our Window: Art Deco Snow White

by Helen on December 17, 2009

We were leaving late from InviteSite’s building yesterday, as usual. There is an incredibly beautiful building across the street from us, the historic Royal Laundry Building. It was designed by famous architect  Gordon Kaufmann in 1927. Kaufmann worked on the Hoover Dam and Scripps College, designed the LA Times Building, Hollywood Palladium, Graystone Mansion and the Athenaeum at Cal Tech. Sylvester Stallone used the Laundry Building for his boxing series, The Contender. Disney Stores International headquarters took over the building a few years ago and much of the product design goes on over there. The beautiful windows are mostly shaded:

Royal Laundry Building across the street from InviteSite

Royal Laundry Building across the street from InviteSite

But, look up on the second floor – Snow White was visiting yesterday:

Snow White in Disney's Window

Snow White in Disney's Window

Amazing how iconic some dresses are. I looked up while getting into my car, and saw the headless ghost of Snow White glowing in the window….

Wonder what the good Mr. Kaufmann would think!

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