The Embassy Apartments
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Loading...LA Historic-Cultural Monument No. 642
The Embassy Apartments‘ Neon Roof Sign is an iconic example of an intact 1920s neon rooftop sign.
The sign is contemporary to the Mediterranean Revival building that was erected in 1926.
Los Angeles became one of the first cities to embrace neon lighting technology after signs were installed at a Packard automobile dealership in 1923.
Neon tended to be concentrated along automobile corridors such as Wilshire, where multi-family residential and commercial buildings alike used the signs for advertising purposes.
MONUMENT’S ADDRESSES ON RECORD
702 S Mariposa Ave (primary)
708 S Mariposa Ave (alternative)
706 S Mariposa Ave (alternative)
704 S Mariposa Ave (alternative)
