Handyman Insurance, Historic Temple Gets A New Lease on Life
Intensive preconstruction planning and the use of specialists in historic restoration are credited with the successful revitalization of a faded Hollywood icon.
Since it opened in 1929, the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles was notable for its mixed architectural style, combining Roaring 20s-era glamour with ancient Jewish tradition. Hollywood studio moguls provided funding, materials and skilled studio set builders, such as mural painters, to help with the original construction.