PCAD - Robert Vincent Derrah

Aerial view of the Southern California Gas Company Headquarters #1, (center), Los Angeles, CA, c. 2019. From Google Maps/Street View

Exterior view of the Southern California Gas Company Building #1, Robert V. Derrah, architect, 2008; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Los Angeles

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Male, US, born 1895-04-14, died 1946-10-09

Associated with the firm network

Derrah and Associates

Professional History

Founding Partner, Derrah and Associates, Los Angeles, CA.

Information on Derrah's work is housed at the Architecture and Design Collection of the University Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Personal

Robert Derrah was born in UT, and died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 51;

His mother's maiden name was Eyck.

Associated Locations

Salt Lake City, UT (Architect's Birth)
Salt Lake City, UT
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PCAD id: 127

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Coca-Cola Company, Bottling Plant #2, Los Angeles, CA	1936-1937	Los Angeles	CA
Crossroads of the World, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1936	Hollywood, Los Angeles	CA
Southern California Gas Company, Headquarters Building #1, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1924	Los Angeles	CA

Publications

"The Coca Cola Bottling Plant, Los Angeles", California Arts and Architecture, 50: 43, 11/1936. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Farmer's Market", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 187, 1994. "Coca-Cola Building now L.A. monument", Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, pt. A: 3, 6/16/1976. Lord, Rosemary, Los Angeles Then and Now, 108-109, 2002. Hong, Peter Y., "Built in 1930s, bottling plant still shipshape", Los Angeles Times, B2, 8/22/2002. "Refurbished building named landmark 'Coke-boat' is permanently 'docked' on Central Ave.", Los Angeles Times, 2, 06/13/1976. "Crossroads of the World Restoration Story 1965", Los Angeles Times, 11/14/1965. Los Angeles Times, 8/26/1983. "Retrospect--LA", Los Angeles Times, pt. VIII: 26, "Building Prospects for 1929", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 40-41, 01/04/1929. "Derrah altering Southern California Gas Company Building", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 31, col 2, 10/31/1941. Story of the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles, Dawes, Amy, Sunset Boulevard: Cruising the Heart of Los Angeles, 80-107, 2002. Tyrnauer, Matt, "L.A. Century", Vanity Fair, 541: 284-286, 09/2005.

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