Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Individual Architect
| Author: | Chris Nichols | ISBN: | 9781423617464 |
| Publisher: | Gibbs Smith | Publication: | September 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Gibbs Smith | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chris Nichols |
| ISBN: | 9781423617464 |
| Publisher: | Gibbs Smith |
| Publication: | September 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Gibbs Smith |
| Language: | English |
The work of late commercial architect Wayne McAllister (1907-2000) is responsible for much of the character of Southern California today. His Fred-and-Ginger nightclubs and glinting-steel-and-blazing-neon circular drive-ins brought Hollywood to life. His Sands Hotel in Las Vegas became the home of the Rat Pack; the mythology of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. owes a great deal to the swank glamour of the Copa Room and the Sands Hotel, one of McAllister's finest.
The work of late commercial architect Wayne McAllister (1907-2000) is responsible for much of the character of Southern California today. His Fred-and-Ginger nightclubs and glinting-steel-and-blazing-neon circular drive-ins brought Hollywood to life. His Sands Hotel in Las Vegas became the home of the Rat Pack; the mythology of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. owes a great deal to the swank glamour of the Copa Room and the Sands Hotel, one of McAllister's finest.
