Hotel Rosslyn Annex Explained

Hotel Rosslyn Annex
Coordinates:	34.0468°N -118.2489°W
Built:	1923
Added:	August 13, 2013
Refnum:	13000589

The Hotel Rosslyn Annex is a historic building in Los Angeles, California built in 1923 at the corner of 5th and Main streets. The structure was designed by the firm Parkinson & Parkinson in the Beaux Arts style and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

The building is across the street from the original 800-room Rosslyn Hotel built in 1914. Designed as a twin, both were topped by mammoth glowing signs featuring the names surrounded by a heart, the shape acknowledging the Hart brothers who owned the hotels.^[2]

The building became famous for its large roof-mounted signboard saying "New Million Dollar Hotel."^{[3] [4] [5]} The hotel closed in 1959, before reopening again in 1979 and eventually focusing on low-price housing.^[6] The rooftop sign was featured in the music videos for "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 and "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots, as well as the 2000 Wim Wenders film "The Million Dollar Hotel".^[7] The story of the film had been conceived by U2's lead vocalist Bono while filming the music video, and the filming took place inside the hotel despite its dilapidated state by then.^[8]

The 264-unit Hotel Rosslyn Annex was renovated in 2015 to house a mix of homeless veteran, low-income and market-rate tenants.^{[9] [10]}

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
• The Million Dollar Hotel, a 2000 movie inspired by and filmed at the hotel

Further reading

• News: Builders Set Record for Skill and Speed. Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1923. I8.
• News: New Unit of Great Hostelry. Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1923. I7.
• News: Rosslyn Among Leading Hotels. Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1932. A12.
• News: Thousands Seeks New Hostelry. Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1923. I4.
• Book: Field, William Scott. Parkinson Centennial: 100 Years of the Parkinson Architecture Firm in Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Parkinson Field Associates. 1994. 30798667.
• Book: Gleye, Paul. The Architecture of Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Rosebud Books. 1981. 9780865580046.
• Book: Roseman. Curtis C. . Wallach . Ruth . Taube . Dace . McCann . Linda . DeVerteuil . Geoffrey . The Historic Core of Los Angeles. Charleston, South Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. 2004. 9780738529240.
• Web site: Rosslyn Hotel. Los Angeles Conservancy. July 16, 2014.

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Rosslyn Annex. Dory, Elysha . 2011 . National Park Service.
2. Pool, Bob (October 31, 2014) "DOWNTOWN L.A. SPEAKEASY RESTS EASY — FOR NOW" Los Angeles Times
3. Web site: Rosslyn Hotel and Annex . 2024-06-04 . Water and Power Associates.
4. Book: McCann . Linda . Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood . Taube . Dace . Zachary . Claude . Roseman . Curtis C. . 2008 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-5906-3 . 2008 . 60 . en.
5. Book: Johnson, Dana . In the Not Quite Dark . 2016-08-01 . Catapult . 2016 . 978-1-61902-850-0 . en.
6. Web site: Rosslyn Hotel . 2024-06-04 . LA Conservancy . en-US.
7. Web site: Filming Locations for Million Dollar Hotel (2000), in Los Angeles. . 2024-06-04 . The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations.
8. News: 14 October 1991 . U2's Bono Doing "Million Dollar" Deal . New York Magazine . 10.
9. Holland, Gale (September 9, 2014) "Restored Rosslyn Hotel annex will house 75 homeless veterans" Los Angeles Times
10. Web site: Rosslyn Hotel (Annex) Apartments | Los Angeles Conservancy.