Santora Building

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Santora Arts Building
California Historical Landmark
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Location207 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, California
Coordinates 33°44′47″N117°52′8″W / 33.74639°N 117.86889°W / 33.74639; -117.86889 Coordinates: 33°44′47″N117°52′8″W / 33.74639°N 117.86889°W / 33.74639; -117.86889
ArchitectFrank Lansdowne
Architectural style California Churrigueresque
(Spanish Colonial Revival)
NRHP reference No. 82000976
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

The Santora is a historic commercial building located in Downtown Historic District of Santa Ana, California. It now houses art galleries, retail stores, and restaurants.

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Architecture

The building was designed by Frank Lansdowne, one of the premier architects of the region, and groundbreaking on it took place on July 7, 1928. [1] It is in the California Churrigueresque style of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

The Santora is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and its record number is 386426. [2]

History

From 1934 until 1944, Daninger's Tea Room occupied the rooms on the second floor, southwest corner. The restaurant was famous for its home cooked meals and pleasant atmosphere, and attracted a clientele that included Hollywood celebrities Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Billie Burke, Charles Ruggles, Connie Haines, Lucille Ball, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Joan Davis, Rosalind Russell, Robert Young, William Holden and Alan Ladd, all of whom signed the guest book. [3]

After a period of decline in Santa Ana's downtown the Santora resurged as an arts complex where a number of different artists moved in including Joseph Musil and his Salon of the Art Deco Theaters. Musil was a set designer for the Walt Disney company and worked on the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. [4]

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References

  1. "Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana". Santa Ana History. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana". Santa Ana History. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  4. McLellan, Dennis (2010-07-18). "Joseph J. Musil dies at 73; theater designer with a flair for showmanship". latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.