Santora Building
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| location = 207 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, California
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| architect = Frank Lansdowne
| architecture = California Churrigueresque
(Spanish Colonial Revival)
| added = December 27, 1982
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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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.santaanahistory.com |title=Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana |publisher=Santa Ana History |date= |accessdate=2011-07-14}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult%3Dtrue%26recordid%3D0 |title=National Register |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220204509/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=0 |archivedate=February 20, 2013 }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.santaanahistory.com |title=Featuring Historical Information of Santa Ana |publisher=Santa Ana History |date= |accessdate=2011-07-14}}
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.{{cite web|last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-joseph-musil-20100718,0,1147576.story |title=Joseph J. Musil dies at 73; theater designer with a flair for showmanship |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2010-07-18 |accessdate=2011-07-14}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.santaanahistory.com/articles/Register/Broadway%20201%20N%20(Santora%20Bldg).pdf/ Santa Ana History: The Santora]
- [http://thesantaanasentinel.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/the-santora-santa-ana%E2%80%99s-museum-of-latin-american-art/ Santa Ana Sentinel — The Santora, Santa Ana’s Museum of Latin American Art]
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Ana, California
Category:History of Santa Ana, California
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1928
Category:California Historical Landmarks
Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California