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- 1 2 3 4 "John B. Smeraldi Interior Decorator". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 15, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved January 12, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, History of interior decorations, Earl Heitschmidt, John Smeraldi, Anthony Heinsbergen". www.publicartinla.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ↑ "Record Speed in Building Biltmore. Famous Los Angeles Hotel Is Completed Within Sixteen Months. Eight Weeks Gain On Schedule Fixed. Total Investment to Be Made in Property Is Listed at $6,000,000". Long Beach Press. October 4, 1923. p. 20. Retrieved January 12, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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