Save Iconic Architecture and Thermador Lead Beverly Hills Walking Tour on October 13
On October 13, Beverly Hills launched its inaugural walking tour dedicated to its architectural landscape, organized by Jaime Rummerfield, co-founder of Save Iconic Architecture, alongside historian Eric Evavold. The two-mile "Art of Preservation" tour, in collaboration with Thermador, traversed the Golden Triangle district, focusing on significant architectural sites rather than celebrity residences. Starting at a Streamline Moderne building from 1937 on Canon Drive, the route featured a 1968 Post-Formalist design by Robert E. Langdon Jr. and Ernest C. Wilson Jr., along with a visit to the 1942 Edelweiss chocolate shop. The event wrapped up at the Thermador showroom, where guests enjoyed a meal prepared by the culinary team, commemorating the company's 110 years in the kitchen sector. Rummerfield characterized preservation as a David versus Goliath struggle.
Key facts
- The Art of Preservation walking tour took place on October 13 in Beverly Hills
- Save Iconic Architecture partnered with Thermador on the event
- The route covered two miles within the Golden Triangle area
- Eric Evavold is a volunteer with the Los Angeles Conservancy and a steward of the Stahl House (Case Study House No. 22)
- The tour began at a 1937 Streamline Moderne building on Canon Drive now occupied by Rodeo Realty
- A 1968 Post-Formalist bank building was designed by Robert E. Langdon Jr. and Ernest C. Wilson Jr. for Glendale Federal Savings and Loan
- Edelweiss, a chocolate shop founded in 1942, inspired the I Love Lucy "Job Switching" episode
- Thermador has operated for 110 years, according to senior marketing manager Tracy Haugh
Entities
Artists
- Jaime Rummerfield
- Eric Evavold
- Robert E. Langdon Jr.
- Ernest C. Wilson Jr.
- John Parkinson
- Donald Parkinson
- Paul R. Williams
- Walker & Eisen
- Craig Ellwood
- Ray Kappe
- William Pereira
- Gin Wong
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Edward Durell Stone
- Lucille Ball
- Tracy Haugh
Institutions
- Save Iconic Architecture
- Thermador
- Rodeo Realty
- Glendale Federal Savings and Loan
- Bank of America
- Los Angeles Conservancy
- Edelweiss
- Galerie Magazine
Locations
- Beverly Hills
- United States
- Los Angeles
- California
- Hollywood
- Canon Drive
- Wilshire
- Golden Triangle