Apartment Building, 4230 Franklin Avenue, J. Knover, Architect 1939

Apartment Building, 4230 Franklin Avenue, J. Knover, Architect 1939
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The thirties marked the high-water mark of the Streamline Moderne movement; this handsome apartment building in Los Feliz incorporates the signature elements of the style, including porthole windows, curving rooflines wth matching ship style railings, and horizontal bands of windows.