Highland Towers Apartments (Los Angeles)

Highland Towers Apartments
The building in 2015
General information
Address	1920-1928 Highland Avenue, Hollywood, California
Coordinates	34°06′22″N118°20′13″W / 34.106°N 118.337°W / 34.106; -118.337
Completed	c. 1929
Technical details
Floor count	6
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Morgan, Walls and Clements
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Designated	October 16, 1990
Reference no.	475

Highland Towers Apartments, formerly Hotel Highland Towers, is a historic building located at 1920-1928 Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California.

History

Highland Tower Apartments, built c. 1929, ^[1] was designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements, the architectural firm responsible for many Los Angeles landmarks, including the Dominguez–Wilshire Building, Adamson House, Chapman Plaza, and the El Capitan, Music Box, Wiltern, Mayan, and Belasco theaters. ^[2]

The building served as a hotel from c. 1930 to c. 1945, ^[3] and at some point William Faulkner lived in the hotel's penthouse suite. ^{[4] [5]} May Robson and Thelma Todd have also lived in this building, the latter with her mother. ^[6]

The building was designated Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #475 in October 1990. ^[7] The building was cited twice by the Health Department in the time leading up to this designation. ^[1]

Architecture and design

Highland Towers Apartments contains 48 units, is six stories in height, and features a rooftop garden, basement swimming pool, and carved wood cornices. ^[1]

References

1. Stolberg, Sherly (March 17, 1990). "From Laundry Room to City Hall : Architecture: Tenants tackle problems at a faded but special Hollywood apartment building". Los Angeles Times .
2. Michelson, Alan. "Morgan, Walls and Clements, Architects (Partnership)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database . Retrieved July 4, 2024.
3. "Hotel Highland Towers,1922 No. Highland Ave., Hollywood 28, Cal". Massachusetts Digital Commonwealth Collection. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
4. McKinney, Megan (July 6, 2024). "Hollywood Days Of Hemingway & Faulkner". Classic Chicago.
5. Meroney, John (May 2014). "William Faulkner's Hollywood Odyssey". Garden & Gun Chicago.
6. Wanamaker, Marc (2009). Images of America – Hollywood 1940–2008. Arcadia Publishing. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-7385-5923-0.
7. "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles . Retrieved July 9, 2024.