List of Art Deco architecture in California

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Bullocks Wilshire tower, built 1929 in Los Angeles
Coit Tower, built 1933 in San Francisco

This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architectural style in California, United States.

Auburn[edit]

Kress Building, Bakersfield

Bakersfield[edit]

Berkeley[edit]

Beverly Hills[edit]

  • Advance Company Building, Beverly Hills, 1929
  • Fine Arts Theatre (former Wilshire Regina Theatre), Beverly Hills, 1937
  • Payne Building, Beverly Hills, 1926 and 1936
  • Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills, 1930
  • Sterling Plaza, Beverly Hills, 1929

Culver City[edit]

Fresno Memorial Auditorium

Fresno[edit]

Alex Theatre, Glendale

Glendale[edit]

Dr. Rowan Building – Terra cotta ornamentation, Long Beach

Long Beach[edit]

Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building, Los Angeles
364 S. Cloverdale, Los Angeles
Hartfield's (1931)

Los Angeles[edit]

Thomas Jefferson High School, Streamline Moderne by Stiles O. Clements

Merced[edit]

Napa[edit]

  • Bank of Napa (now Wells Fargo), Napa, 1934
  • Food City Building (now Family Drug), Napa, 1952
  • Oberon Building, Napa, 1893, 1934
  • United States Post Office, Napa, 1933
I. Magnin Building, Oakland

Oakland[edit]

Palo Alto[edit]

Court at 744–756½ S. Marengo Avenue, Pasadena

Pasadena[edit]

S. H. Kress and Co. Building, Sacramento

Sacramento[edit]

  • California Transportation Commission, Sacramento, 1939
  • Capitol Plaza (former I.O.O.F. Building), Sacramento, 1870 and 1936
  • Chando's Cantina, Sacramento, 1948
  • Colonial Theatre, Sacramento, 1940
  • Crest Theatre, Sacramento, 1946
  • Forum Building, Sacramento, 1911
  • Frank Fat's Restaurant, Sacramento, 1939
  • Grant Union High School Auditorium, Sacramento
  • Iceland Skating Rink, Sacramento, 1940
  • Lee House, Sacramento, 1941
  • Metro Garage (former Greyhound Station), Sacramento
  • Odd Cookie (former People's Acceptance Building), Sacramento
  • S. H. Kress and Co. Building, Sacramento, 1931
  • Sacramento City College Gymnasium and Auditorium, Sacramento, 1937
  • Theodore Judah School, Sacramento, 1937
  • Tower Bridge, Sacramento, 1935
  • Tower Theatre, Sacramento, 1938

San Bernardino[edit]

  • Helms Bakery Building, San Bernardino, 1950s
  • Landeros Furniture, San Bernardino, 1927
  • San Bernardino Tattoo, San Bernardino, c. 1940s
Ford Building, San Diego

San Diego[edit]

San Francisco[edit]

Administration Building, Treasure Island, San Francisco
George Washington High School, San Francisco
El Rey Theatre (1931), Ingleside Terraces in San Francisco
El Rey Theatre (1931), Ingleside Terraces in San Francisco
Santa Ana City Hall

Santa Ana[edit]

Santa Monica City Hall
The Georgian Hotel, Santa Monica

Santa Monica[edit]

  • Charmont Apartments, Santa Monica, 1928
  • Georgian Hotel, Santa Monica, 1931
  • Santa Monica City Hall, Santa Monica, 1939
  • Sears, Roebuck & Company, Santa Monica, 1947
  • Shangri-La Apartments, Santa Monica, 1940
  • United States Post Office, Santa Monica, 1937
  • Vogue Apartments, Santa Monica, 1937
  • Voss Apartments, Santa Monica, 1937
  • Wilshire Theatre

Stockton[edit]

Visalia[edit]

Lou Henry Hoover School, Whittier

Whittier[edit]

  • Cool-A-Coo Building, Whittier, 1930
  • Lou Henry Hoover School, Whittier, 193
  • National Trust and Savings, Whittier, 1935
  • St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Whittier, 1930
  • United States Post Office, Whittier, 1935
  • Whittier-Union High School, Whittier, 1940
Detail of rotunda, Burbank City Hall
Redding Fire House
Nevada County Courthouse, Nevada City
Lark Theater, Larkspur
Cascade Theater, Redding
Cow Palace, Daly City
Point Hueneme Light, Santa Barbara Channel
Aztec Hotel, Monrovia
Amador County Courthouse
Monterey County Courthouse
Urho Saari Swim Stadium, El Segundo

Other cities[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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