Van de Kamp Bakery Building
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The Van de Kamp Bakery Building was built in 1930 the Glassell Park
neighborhood of Los Angeles
. It served as the headquarters of the chain of bakeries
and coffee shop known for their distinctive windmill architecture. The building was designed by New York architect J. Edward Hopkins to resemble a Dutch 16th century farmhouse The building remains the only example of an industrial plant in the Dutch Renaissance Revival style
. The bakery closed in October 1990 after Van de Kamp‘s filed for Chapter 11. The building is a designated Historic-Cultural Monument, declared in 05-12-1992.
This building underwent a $72-million renovation by the Los Angeles Community College District with the intent of being a Los Angeles City College
satellite campus. The site is instead leased to charter school and job-training groups.
Glassell Park, Los Angeles, California
Glassell Park is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California.-Geography:Glassell Park borders Atwater Village and the Los Angeles River on the west, the city of Glendale on the northwest, Eagle Rock on the northeast, Mount Washington on the southeast and Cypress Park on the south...
neighborhood of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. It served as the headquarters of the chain of bakeries
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries was a bakery founded in 1915 and headquartered in the Van de Kamp Bakery Building] in Los Angeles. The company's trademark blue windmills featured on their grocery store signs and atop their chain of famous restaurants that were known throughout the region.The...
and coffee shop known for their distinctive windmill architecture. The building was designed by New York architect J. Edward Hopkins to resemble a Dutch 16th century farmhouse The building remains the only example of an industrial plant in the Dutch Renaissance Revival style
Revivalism (architecture)
Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era.There were a number of architectural revivalist movements in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries....
. The bakery closed in October 1990 after Van de Kamp‘s filed for Chapter 11. The building is a designated Historic-Cultural Monument, declared in 05-12-1992.
This building underwent a $72-million renovation by the Los Angeles Community College District with the intent of being a Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...
satellite campus. The site is instead leased to charter school and job-training groups.
External links
- Location: 34°6′50.21"N 118°14′47.86"W
- http://vandekampus.lacitycollege.edu/
- http://www.vandekamps.org/
- http://la.curbed.com/archives/2008/07/constructionwatch_van_de_kamps_lacc_campus.php?o=11
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_32_21/ai_55609885
- http://www.propositiona.org/los_angeles_city_college.html#Site_Plan