| The Ojai Apartments | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival |
| Location | 1929 N. Whitley Ave., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′27″N 118°20′0.1″W / 34.10750°N 118.333361°W |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Governing body | Private |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank H. Webster |
The Ojai Apartments is an historic Mediterranean Revival apartment building at 1929 N. Whitley Ave., at the intersection of Whitley with Padre Terrace, in Hollywood, California.
History
The Ojai Apartments were designed by Frank H. Webster, architect of the historic landmark Villa Bonita,[1] and built by the Cooper Construction Company in 1928.[2] It features five stories facing Padre Terrace and four stories facing its northern end at Emmet Terrace.[3] It has terracotta roof tiles and a rooftop neon sign.[3] The complex was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in May 2006.[2] In 2017, the Ojai was used as the residence of the fictional Tommy Wiseau in James Franco's The Disaster Artist.[4] The use of the building is thought to be a double entendre on Tommy Wiseau's infamous The Room character's habit of greeting other characters with a perfunctory "Oh, hi."
References
- ^ "Los Angeles Department of City Planning - RECOMMENDATION REPORT" (PDF). planning.lacity.org. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ a b "Report - HPLA". July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14.
- ^ a b "Department of City Planning - Appeal Report" (PDF). planning.lacity.org. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Martin, Brittany (December 13, 2017). "How The Disaster Artist Painstakingly Re-created Tommy Wiseau's L.A. Los Angeles Magazine".
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