HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 - Appeal of Coastal Development Permit No. CD2021-081 to Allow the Construction of a Single -Family Residence on Bay Island (PA2021-305) - Handout (Public)GILBERT STANLEY UNDERWOOD PROJECTS
The Ahwahnee Hotel
Located in the majestic main valley inside Yosemite Park, the hotel was built in 1927 and is a National
Historic Landmark and one of the most distinctive resort hotels in North America.
Sun Valley Lodge
The Sun Valley Resort was the brainchild of Union Pacific Railroad Chairman, Averell Harriman, who
thought that creating a resort that rivaled those in Europe might help reinvigorate passenger service for
the railroad. An Austrian count was hired to find the perfect mountain and architect Gilbert Stanley
Underwood was commissioned to build a lodge to equal, or best, his previous projects in America's
National Parks (the original Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge, Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone, and
many others). Designed and built in less than 9 months at a cost of $1.5mm, the Lodge opened on the
December 21, 1936 with 220 guest rooms.
Union Pacific Omaha Station
Between 1920 and 1930, Underwood designed 17 railroad depots for Union Pacific. The 124,000 sf
terminal in Omaha, Nebraska completed construction in 1931 at a cost of $3.5mm and was his last. It is
considered one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Midwest and was designated an
Omaha Landmark in 1978. Of the building's design, Underwood was said to have remarked, "We have
tried to express the distinctive character of the railroad: strength, power, masculinity."
United States Post Office, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles
Designed by Underwood and built by Sarver & Zoss from 1939 to 1940. The building was built for the
purpose of processing all incoming and outgoing mail in Los Angeles. Underwood sought to keep the
building's design compatible with the city's Union Station, which opened across the street in May 1939.
The Wilshire Tower (Desmond's Department Store)
The first Art Deco landmark tower built on the Miracle Mile in 1929. This striking and optimistic
structure helped set the architectural standard for Wilshire Boulevard.
The San Francisco Mint
Built during the height of the Great Depression, The San Francisco Mint sits on a rocky promontory that
towers over the nearby streets. It was a Works Progress Administration (New Deal) project under
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Designed by Underwood, the structure is a modern classical design
with a frieze depicting numismatic history of the country. The building was completed at a cost of
$1.072mm and dedicated in May 1937.
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Jackson Lake Lodge
In 1950, John D. Rockefeller Jr. called on architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood to design the Jackson Lake
Lodge. Nestled among the sagebrush, pines and aspen on a terrace above its namesake lake, Jackson
Lake Lodge was the final National Park creation of Underwood after having designed the Ahwahnee
Lodge in Yosemite, Brice Canyon Lodge, the Grand Canyon Lodge and Zion Lodge. This project took root
in the mid-1950's and it marked a turning point in national park architecture ("Parkitecture"). Built from
slabs of concrete and sweeping panes of glass, this structure stood in stark contrast to Underwoods
prior arts -and -crafts -influenced lodging. The Lodge opened for business in 1955.
#20 BAY ISLAND
#20 was constructed for May & Roger Chandler (May was one of Harry Chandler's daughter and a sister
of Norman Chandler) in 1930. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in 3,504sf of living space.