Hotel Normandie (Los Angeles)

It was built in 1926 in the Wilshire district in the Renaissance Revival style and was designed by Walker & Eisen, the firm of Los Angeles architects Percy A. Eisen and Albert R.

[1] Author Malcolm Lowry wrote a significant portion of the novel Under the Volcano while residing at the hotel.

[2] In March 1925, plans for the four-story store and hotel building were prepared for Karl Elliot by Architects Walker & Eisen.

In 1964, a $250,000 modernization took place, scheduled by Paul and Adelaide Stockhammer.

The Stockhammers had operated hotels and motels in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida, according to John Barbary, a real estate broker who represented the purchasers.

Hotel Normandie in the 1940s, Looking SW at the intersection of 6th and Normandie
Fully restored lobby with original Moorish details (2016)
The rooftop sign from the 1940s, taken in 2016.
Original signage from a barber shop that once occupied part of the hotel's retail space