OVERDRIVE1940–1990

L.A. CONSTRUCTS THE FUTURE

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4. Dave PackwoodSanta Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) and Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110) Interchange, May 1962PhotographImage: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)Automobile Club of Southern California Archives

Romeo’s Time Square Restaurant by Armet & Davis, 1955Pencil on paperUnframed: 55.9 x 160 cm (22 x 63 in.)Collection of Armet Davis Newlove Architects

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion by Welton Becket & Associates, ca. 1960Watercolor on paperImage: 50.2 x 94.2 cm (19 3/4 x 37 1/16 in.)The Getty Research Institute© J. Paul Getty Trust

Capitol Records by Louis Naidorf of Welton Becket & Associates, 1954Pencil on coated tracing cloth with added black screen toneSheet: 71.6 x 106.8 cm (28 3/16 x 42 1/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Welton Becket, Laguna Beach, CAThe Getty Research Institute© J. Paul Getty Trust

Lakewood Center by A. C. Martin and Associates, 1950sPrintImage: 10.2 x 13 cm (4 x 5 1/8 in.)D. J. Waldie Collection

Art Center campus by Craig Ellwood Associates, 1976. Drawing by Carlos Diniz, 1968Ink on vellumUnframed: 61.6 x 181.6 cm (24 1/4 x 71 1/2 in.)Collection of L.J. Cella

Getty Villa by Langdon Wilson Architects and Norman Neuerburg, 1971–1974Photograph of a paintingUnframed: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)Langdon Wilson International

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Century Plaza Hotel by Minoru Yamasaki, 1962Screenprint by Carlos DinizUnframed: 66 x 101.6 cm (26 x 40 in.)Courtesy of the Diniz Family Archive and Edward Cella Art and Architecture

Kentucky Fried Chicken by Grinstein/Daniels Inc.,1990Foam Core and plasticObject: H: 52.1 x W: 50.8 x D: 50.8 cm (20 1/2 x 20 x 20 in.)Jeffrey Daniels Architects

Rail Rapid Transit Now! by Rapid Transit Action Group, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1948Brochure cover28 x 21.9 cm (11 x 8 5/8 in.)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Library & Archive

Port of L.A. Passenger Terminal by Edward H. Fickett, about 1959Pencil and crayon on yellow tracing paperUnframed: 35.6 x 65.6 cm (14 x 25 13/16 in.)Courtesy of University of Southern California, on behalf of the USCLibraries Special Collections.

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KTLA Studios by Thornton M. Abell, 1948Ink and pencil on tracing paperUnframed: 52.7 x 102.6 cm (20 3/4 x 40 3/8 in.)Thornton Abell Papers, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara

Sinai Temple by Sidney Eisenshtat, 1959Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on boardUnframed: 50.2 x 72.9 cm (19 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.)Courtesy of the USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library© Sidney Eisenshtat Estate

Valley Unitarian Universalist Church by Frank Ehrenthal, 1964PhotographImage: 8.9 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society

Bethlehem Baptist Church by Rudolph M. Schindler, 1944Pencil on tracing paperUnframed: 53.3 x 76 cm (21 x 29 15/16 in.)Rudolph M. Schindler Papers, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara

LAX, Theme Building by Pereira & Luckman, Welton Becket & Associates, and Paul R. Williams, 1958Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on boardUnframed: 76.5 x 101.6 cm (30 1/8 x 40 in.)From the Alan E. Leib CollectionImage courtesy of and © Luckman Salas O’Brien

Eastland Shopping Center by A. C. Martin and Associates, about 1957Photo by David M. Mills Image: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)Chris Nichols Collection

Department of Water and Power Building by A.C. Martin & AssociatesPhoto by Julius Shulman, 1965Gelatin silver printSheet: 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 1/16 in.)© J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute

Lincoln-Zephyr Showroom by John Lautner, 1948Ink on paperSheet: 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 in.)The Getty Research Institute© The John Lautner Foundation

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Department of Water and Power Building by A.C. Martin & AssociatesPhoto by Julius Shulman, 1965Gelatin silver printSheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)© J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute

Corbin Palms Development by Palmer and Krisel, 1953Pencil on vellumSheet: 45.6 x 127.8 cm (17 15/16 x 50 5/16 in.)Gift of Wiliam and Corinne Krisel, William Krisel Architectural ArchiveThe Getty Research Institute

Case Study House No. 22 by Pierre KoenigPhoto by Julius Shulman, 1960Gelatin silver print25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.) © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute

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Julian Wasser Tower Records, Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, CA, 1973Gelatin silver printImage: 19.1 x 23.4 (7 1/2 x 9 3/16 in.)Courtesy of Julian Wasser and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica© Julian Wasser

Michael LightHighways 5, 10, 60, and 101 Looking West, L.A. River and Down-town Beyond, 2004Archival pigment print Framed: 101.6 x 127 cm (40 x 50 in.)Courtesy of Michael Light and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica© Michael Light

Roger E. Kuntz Inside Out, 1961Oil on canvasUnframed: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)Courtesy of Maureen Murphy Fine Arts and Mary Kuntz© The Estate of Roger E. Kuntz

Peter AlexanderPA and PE, 1990Acrylic and oil on canvasUnframed: 190.5 x 508 cm (75 x 200 in.)Courtesy of Pacific Enterprises © Peter Alexander

Camilo José VergaraIglesia Cristiana Pentecostes Jesucristo es el Camino, 7316 South Broadway, 1996Chromogenic printSheet: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)The Getty Research Institute© Camilo José Vergara