Arthur Froehlich
Arthur Froehlich | |
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| File:Arthur Froehlich American architect.png Froehlich, circa 1959 | |
| Born | May 17, 1909 |
| Died | October 3, 1985 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Dorothy Froehlich |
| Children | Two |
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Arthur Froehlich (May 17, 1909 – October 3, 1985), was an American architect in Beverly Hills, California. His firm, Arthur Froehlich & Associates, is known for their mid-century commercial building designs, and thoroughbred horse racetracks.
Biography
Froehlich was born in Los Angeles to a cattle and dairy farmer.[1] He attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles and studied at UCLA. One of his first jobs was drafting plans for Santa Anita racetrack, which opened in 1934.[1] He began his own firm in 1938, and became well known for his design of Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California.[1]
Buildings credited to Arthur Froehlich & Associates
Froehlich's firm designed Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California; Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky; and Aqueduct Racetrack[2] and Belmont Park, both in New York. He also designed tracks in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Panama, France and Trinidad.[3] His firm also designed Roosevelt Raceway in Roosevelt Field, New York,[4] Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, New Jersey,[1] the Jack Rose Building in Ventura, California,[5] the Center 3 Theater in San Diego, California,[6] and the Wagon Wheel Bowling Alley in Wagon Wheel Junction, Oxnard, California.[7] The output of Froehlich's firm ranged from the mundane (a parking structure at UCLA), to the fantastic: the animation studio for Hanna-Barbera in Hollywood. In between, the firm designed White Memorial Medical Center,[1] the headquarters building for Merle Norman Cosmetics, in Westchester,[8] The Screen Directors Guild in Hollywood,[9] Francisco Sepulveda Middle School in North Hills.[10] Froehlich renamed his firm Froehlich & Kow in 1978, after appointing architect Morio Kow as a partner and Gordon Gong as associate in charge of special projects.[11]
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La Rinconada Racetrack, Caracas, Venezuela -
The Hanna Barbera Studio, Los Angeles, California
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Christine, Bill (October 5, 1985). "Hollywood Park Architect Arthur Froehlich Is Dead". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles.
- ↑ Ryall, G. F. T. (September 12, 1959). "The Race Track". The New Yorker. p. 120.
- ↑ Christine, Bill (October 5, 1985). "Hollywood Park Architect Arthur Froehlich Is Dead". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles.
- ↑ Gill, Brendan (October 8, 1955). "Happy Crowds". The New Yorker. p. 38.
- ↑ Johnson, Stan (1945). "Architect's Drawing of Proposed Jack Rose Store". University of California. Museum of Ventura County.
- ↑ Neeb, Gabriel A. (2008). "Center 3 Cinemas in San Diego, CA". Cinema Treasures.
- ↑ Chawkins, Steve (April 10, 2009). "Trying to keep Oxnard's Wagon Wheel in place". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Investment in New Plant Here Exceeds $1,000,000". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. June 10, 1951.
- ↑ "Screen Directors' Guild to Have New Headquarters". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. June 27, 1954.
- ↑ "New Junior High School Honors Pioneer Family". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. February 28, 1960.
- ↑ "Froehlich Revamps Design Firm, Appoints Partner". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. February 5, 1978.
Sources
- "New Westside Center Started". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 1960. p. M13.
- George S. Koyl, ed. (1956). "American Architects Directory". R.R.Bowker.
- Richard Stone Reeves (1997). Crown Jewels of Thoroughbred Racing: Original Paintings. Eclipse Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-939049-90-2.
External links
- Arthur Froehlich at Pacific Coast Architecture Database
- Residence of Arthur Froehlich — Los Angeles, California at Architectural Digest