Which major Parkinson-designed building(s) have been demolished to make room for new building(s) by the Parkinson firm? a. California Club b. Manual Arts High School c. Currier Building d. a and b John Parkinson was an inventor for which one of the following items? a. Elevator b. Escalator c. Intercom d. Parking Garage Which Parkinson family member(s) received a formal education in Architecture? a. John Parkinson only b. John Parkinson and Donald Wells Parkinson c. Donald Wells Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson d. John Parkinson, Donald Wells Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson What famous Parkinson design appears in the office window of TV's Perry Mason? a. Los Angeles City Hall b. Memorial Coliseum c. Pacific Telephone Microwave Tower d. Union Station What was the tallest building in Los Angeles in 1923? a. Continental Building b. A.G. Bartlett Building (Union Oil Building) c. Metropolitan Building d. Hotel Rosslyn What street in Los Angeles has the most Parkinson-designed buildings? a. Main Street b. Spring Street c. Broadway d. Wilshire Boulevard Which Parkinson commercial building is the firm's oldest still standing in California? a. First National Bank, Riverside, CA b. Grant Building, downtown Los Angeles c. Homer Laughlin Building (AKA Grand Central Market), downtown Los Angeles d. Howard-Canfield Building, Santa Barbara Which hotel building designed by the Parkinson firm boasts an underground tunnel? a. Hotel Southland, Dallas, TX b. Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles c. King Edward Hotel, Los Angeles d. Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles Actress Angela Lansbury worked in this Los Angeles department store: a. Blackstone's Department Store b. Saks 5th Avenue c. Bullocks- Wilshire Department Store d. Broadway Department Store Ghost sightings have occurred in which Parkinson-designed hotel? a. Hotel Alexandria b. Hotel Utah c. Rosslyn Hotel d. Hotel Southland How many Parkinson-designed buildings remain on the USC campus? a. 4 b. 1 c. 8 d. 10 Which one of the following Parkinson creations is the oldest building still standing on Wilshire Boulevard? a. W.J. Sloan Building, Beverly Hills b. California Bank Building (Sterling Plaza), Beverly Hills c. Bullocks- Wilshire Department Store, Mid Wilshire d. Saks 5th Avenue, Beverly Hills A National Historic Landmark(NHL) is the highest honor that a historic building can attain in this country. Which of the following is/are NHL listed? a. Jesuit Seminary, Seattle, Washington b. Los Angeles Union Station c. Los Angeles City Hall d. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum What building type did the Parkinson firm mostly design from 1950-1980? a. Railroad Station b. Educational c. Department Store d. Telephone Company Which Parkinson building has a swimming pool located on an upper floor? a. Los Angeles Athletic Club b. USC Physical Education Building c. Pacific Electric Club d. Rosslyn Hotel One Parkinson building was drastically altered on the facade by a later incarnation of the same firm, and actually received a National AIA Honor award for that design. Which building? a. Washington Building b. Bovard Administration Building, USC c. Pacific Mutual Building d. Engine House No. 18 Which Parkinson downtown L.A. building was closed for at least 15 years and is now being converted to residential lofts? a. L.A. Trust & Savings Bank b. Continental Building c. Old Federal Reserve Building d. Pacific Mutual Building Where is John Parkinson buried? a. Bolton, England b. Seattle, Washington c. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, CA d. National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Which famous person was a client of the Parkinson firm? a. Charles Lindbergh b. Amelia Earhart c. Charlie Chaplin d. Mary Pickford International attention was focused on a Parkinson design in the 1930's and again in the 1980's. Which one? a. Los Angeles City Hall b. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum c. Los Angeles Union Station d. Hotel Alexandria Score =

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