| Address: |
2800 E Colorado |
APN: |
5748-014-049 |
This property has been determined eligible for city designation as an individual landmark.
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| Address: |
2800 E Colorado |
| City: |
Pasadena |
State: |
CA |
| Zip Code: |
91107 |
County: |
Los Angeles |
| County Code: |
37 |
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| Historic Name: |
Swiss Lodge |
Common Name: |
Swiss Lodge |
| APN: |
5748-014-049 |
Zoning: |
ECSP-CG-5 |
| Building Sq. Ft: |
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Site Size (Acres): |
0.460 |
| Year Built: |
1961 Documented |
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Property Status: |
Surveyed |
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| Resource Description: |
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In 1961 Pasadena saw the first of two adjoining motels in "fantasy" designs. The Erlee Construction Company of Studio City building this complex for the Hyatt Chalet Motels Inc. It is a two-story U-shaped structure in a "story Book Swiss" style, executed in stucco with colorful wooden trim. The office building is sheltered by an A-frame roof (painted orange on the outside and bright blue inside) and the A-frame design pattern is inlaid in a "V" pattern and painted gold and royal blue. A modified mansard roof (concealing a flat, gravel roof) covers most of the Colorado Boulevard structure. Decorative wooden brackets support the orange painted, outward sloping mansard. A decorative wooden railing encloses the stairway, the second floor walkway and the swimming pool.
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| Primary Architectural Style: |
Googie |
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| Architect: |
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| Builder: |
Erlee Construction Company |
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| Context: |
Recent Past
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| Original Owner: |
Hyatt Chalet Motels Inc. |
| Original Use: |
Motel |
| Original Location: |
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| Demolished: |
no |
| Notes: |
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| Moved: |
no |
| Date Moved: |
n/a |
| Designation Date: |
n/a |
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* This is a simplified statement of the property's status. Please review the NRHP Status Code field on the search screen for official, adopted status language.
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