The Ravenswood

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The Ravenswood was built by Paramount Pictures in 1930, a landmark Art Deco masterpiece located on 570 North Rossmore Avenue in Hollywood, California. The building has been declared a Historic-Cultural Monument (no. 768) by the City of Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

Throughout the years, it housed several movie stars, including Mae West, Ava Gardner and Clark Gable.^{[citation needed]} Mae West moved into The Ravenswood shortly after her arrival in Hollywood, eventually bought the building and lived there until her death in 1980.

[edit] External links

• The Ravenswood
• Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles