PCAD - Dolena, James E., Architect

Postcard view of the Farmer's Market, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1940. From the author's collection, postcard by an unknown publisher, perhaps the Farmer's Market itself, card #E4104

Postcard view of the Farmer's Market, showing produce stalls, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1940. From the author's collection, unidentified publisher, possibly by the Farmer's Market itself, Card #F4511

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James E. Dolena

Dolena collaborated with some of the best-known interior designers of the time, including T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and William "Billy" Haines;

PCAD id: 541

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Barr, Ingle, House, Beverly Hills, CA		Beverly Hills	CA
Bennett, Constance, House, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, CA		Holmby Hills, Los Angeles	CA
Boddy, Manchester, House, La Cañada Flintridge, CA	1940	La Cañada Flintridge	CA
Bosworth, Hobart Van Zandt and Cecile, House, Beverly Hills, CA	1926	Beverly Hills	CA
Cukor, George, House, Beverly Hills, CA	1935	Beverly Hills	CA
Dolena, James E., House, Brentwood Park, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Farmer's Market, Fairfax District, Los Angeles, CA	1934-1937	Los Angeles	CA
Gale, B.T., House, Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA	1940
Garden Apartment and Retail Shop, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA		Westwood, Los Angeles	CA
Murdock, David, House, Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Reeves, Col. and Mrs. David L., House, Santa Barbara, CA		Santa Barbara	CA
Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Richard, House, Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA

Publications

"House of William Powell, Beverly Hills, California: James E. Dolena, Architect", American Architect, CXLVIII: 2641, 27-34, 01/1936. "Residence of Mr. William Powell, Beverly Hills", Architectural Digest, 9: 3, 44-53, 1934-1935. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wallace, Bel-Air.", Architectural Digest, 9: 4, 33-37, 1934-1935. "Residence of Miss Constance Bennett, Holmby Hills: J. E. Dolena, architect.", Architectural Digest, 9: 3, 86-92, 1934-1935. "Residence of Mr. J.E. Dolena, Brentwood Park, California", Architectural Digest, 10: 3, 166, 1940. Cohen, Bruce David, "A Dolena legacy: refurbishing the architect's classic house in Los Angele", Architectural Digest, 47: 10, 164-171, 227, 9/1990. Haldeman, Peter, "Beyond the stars: reconsidering the long-overlooked architect James E. Dolena", Architectural Digest, 59: 7, 162-166, 169, 7/2002. "Residence of Mr. B.T. Gale, Brentwood Park, Calif.", Architectural Digest, 10: 3, 156-157, "Residence of Mr. Manchester Boddy, La Canada, California", Architectural Digest, 10: 3, 93-96, 1940. Schickel, Richard, "William Powell: sophisticated wit of My Man Godfrey and The Thin Man", Architectural Digest, 47: 4, 152-155, 04/1990. Berg, A. Scott, "George Cukor: Sparkling Director of Holiday, The Philadelphia Story and My Fair Lady", Architectural Digest, 47: 4, 230-232, 302, 1990-04. "Residence of Col. and Mrs. David L. Reeves, Santa Barbara, California", Architectural Digest, 11: 40-45, 1944. "Residence of Mr. Ingle Barr, Beverly Hills, Calif.", Architectural Digest, 10: 3, 100-104, 1940. Knight, Arthur, Hollywood Style, 114-119, 1969. Madden, Chris Casson, "The Legend Lives On: The Redecoration of George Cukor's House Evokes a Golden Era of the Silver Screen", House and Garden, 162: 1, 60-69, 146, 1990-01. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Farmer's Market", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 187, 1994. "Cukor house a vestige of gentility", Los Angeles Times, part VII: 1, 9/4/1983.