The Trianon and Neon Roof Sign is located at 1750 - 1754 North Serrano Avenue in Hollywood and is Los Angeles HCM 616. It was nominated for monument status by some of the tenants who lived there when CITI bank bought it out of bankruptcy and exposed their plans to fix it up using architectural atrocities to save money--since it lacked architectural protection. The tenants were successful and the bank sold the newly architecturally protected parcel.
Leland A. Bryant designed this French Norman apartment building and its neon roof sign which was erected in 1928. Bryant also designed Sunset Towers, now known as the Argyle Hotel; the Country Club Manor and the Voltaire Apartments, as well as several similar buildings in San Francisco. Bryant was also an inventor who created the Bryant tooling dock, an industrial development pioneered during World War II for the aircraft industry and later adapted for use in the railroad and auto industries to reduce tooling time required in manufacturing. The invention was handled by the Geometric Mastering Corp. of which Bryant was president.
The elevated courtyard of the building has a fountain at its center, geometric walkways and is approached by stairs from Serrano. It is surrounded by an original balustrade with gateposts and lanterns at the entry. There is a subterranean garage, a full basement, an attic and an actual slate roof which was recently fully restored. The apartments in the main wing are approached by elevator and directly accessed from the elevator vestibule at each of the six floors. Each unit also has a rear entry that is stair-accessed. One unit has a private garden. The smaller wing has a three-story penthouse within it, in addition to other apartments in the wing. There are 28 units total in this gracious building.
This historically significant building and neon roof sign is currently on the market for $6,800,000. It enjoys the benefits of the Mills Act historic tax reduction program.
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