Los angeles and hollywood day tour from las vegas 519 reviews this small group guided day tour of the city of angels with round trip transportation from las vegas shows you the best of los angeles that socal city famous for its thriving film industry and prime perch near the pacific ocean.
Ennis house los angeles tours. These homes are noted for their patterned and perforated concrete blocks which give a unique textural appearance to both the exterior and interior. Perched atop a hill in los feliz frank lloyd wright s ennis house is the epitome residential example of mayan revival architecture. Though concrete was still considered a new material in the 1920s especially for home construction wright believed it had promising potential for affordable housing. Following la miniatura in pasadena and the storer and freeman houses in the hollywood hills of los angeles the structure is the fourth and largest of.
Sited on a hillside overlooking the city of los angeles it commands attention even from the street below it. The ennis house designed by frank lloyd wright and built by his son lloyd is the last and largest of the elder wright s four textile block houses in the los angeles area. The ennis house is a residential dwelling in the los feliz neighborhood of los angeles california united states south of griffith park the home was designed by frank lloyd wright for charles and mabel ennis in 1923 and was built in 1924. The ennis house is large at 6 200 square feet.
Dara gives a tour of ennis house wright was seeking a style suited to california s landscape and past but he was also reflecting the anything goes influence of hollywood which in the 1920s was an inescapable force due to egyptian and babylonian movie sets.