Finding Aid for the Jack Allen Charney drawings, circa 1948 - circa 1989 0000316

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino, revised Kathryn Lunger
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu


Title: Jack Allen Charney drawings
Identifier/Call Number: 0000316
Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 9.0 Linear feet circa 55 rolls of drawings
Date (inclusive): 1948-circa 1965
Location note: 52 flat file folders/Mosher - Drawer numbers D113-115
creator: Charney, Jack A
creator: Jack Allen Charney, Associates.
creator: March, Alfred

Access

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Custodial History note

Collection acquired by gift in 2012.

Preferred Citation note

Jack Allen Charney drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara

Biographical/Historical note

Jack Allen Charney was born in New York on June 26, 1921. He was a licensed general contractor before opening his own architectural firm in Los Angeles, California in the early 1950s. While practicing as a contractor, Charney attended the Art Center School where he studied architecture under R. M. Schindler and Richard Neutra.
Over the course of his architectural career his more notable projects included: Sierra Towers (West Hollywood, California), Diamond Heights Shopping Center (San Francisco, California), and Pacifica Hospital (Los Angeles, California). His practice consisted primarily of apartment buildings, commercial buildings, and some single family houses. Charney died in Los Angeles County in 1992.

Scope and Content note

The Jack Alen Charney drawings span 9 linear feet and date from circa 1948 to circa 1989, with the bulk dating from the 1950s and 1960s, though many of the projects are undated. The collection, a partial representation of Charney's design work, consists of architectural drawings for 52 projects, in the form of original drawings and some reprographic copies. The majority of the architectural drawings are of apartment complexes in the southern California region (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Long Beach) but the collection also includes architectural drawings of restaurants, commercial and office buildings, and single family houses. Some plans in the collection list Alfred March and Jack A. Charney as architects. The collection is not complete; many drawings, damaged by water and infestation, had to be discarded.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Charney, Jack A
Architects -- California
Architectural drawings
Architecture -- California
Reprographic copies

FlatFile Folder 1

Anderson, William house, 415 Barry Dr. (Trousdale Estates, Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

14 drawings
FlatFile Folder 2

Ben and Ray's Men's Store (Duncan, Okla.) 1956

Scope and Contents note

16 drawings
FlatFile Folder 3

Beverly Canon Hotel (Beverly, Hills, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

6 drawings
FlatFile Folder 4

Botanical Gardens, West Blvd and Ball Rd (Anaheim, Calif.) 1965

Scope and Contents note

3 drawings
FlatFile Folder 5

Cohen, Seymour apartment bldg, 907 S. Bedford St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1962

Scope and Contents note

5 drawings for 5 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 6

Diamond Heights Neighborhood Center for San Francisco Redevelopment Authority, 5001 Diamond Heights Blvd (San Francisco, Calif.) 1962

Scope and Contents note

3 drawings
FlatFile Folder 7

Eldorado Motor Hotel, 5525 Pacific Coast Highway (Long Beach, Calif.) 1957

Scope and Contents note

16 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates.
FlatFile Folder 8

Ellis, Stanley house, 1670 Carla Ridge (Beverly Hills, Calif.) 1965

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18 drawings
FlatFile Folder 9

Faoro, Ward apartment bldg, 1120 N. Clark St. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings for 8 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 10

Faoro, Ward apartment bldg, 435 N. Palm Drive (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

2 drawings for 8 unit apartment building (project)
FlatFile Folder 11

Feldman, Robert house, 2763 Monte Mar Terrace (Beverly Hills, Cailf.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

8 drawings
FlatFile Folder 12

Fink, Herbert house, 16040 Valley Wood Rd. (Los Angeles, Cailf.) undated

Scope and Contents note

11 drawings
FlatFile Folder 13

Fink, Leonard Dress Shop, addition and alterations, 8585 Sierra Ave (Fontana, Cailf.) 1955

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

5 drawings
FlatFile Folder 14

Gershman, Harold Equity Mortgage & Investment Co. House, 821 Cinthia St (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

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4 drawings
FlatFile Folder 15

Goldenberg, Sol House, 811 Cinthia St. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

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12 drawings
FlatFile Folder 16

Goldstein, Clara office bldg, 1636 S. Figueroa St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1948

Scope and Contents note

1 drawing
FlatFile Folder 17

Graiwer, Simon apartment bldg, 435 S. Gramercy Place (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1956-1957

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14 drawings
FlatFile Folder 18

Grosslight, Richard apartment bldg, 5737 Halbrent Ave (Van Nuys, Calif.) 1956

Scope and Contents note

3 drawings
FlatFile Folder 19

Gunter, Marvin apartment bldg, 10817 Hesby St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

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5 drawings for 18 units, proposed
FlatFile Folder 20

Guzensky, Clara Town and Country apartment bldg undated

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3 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates.
FlatFile Folder 21

Helfend, Jack House, 3100 Queensbury Dr. (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

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3 drawings
FlatFile Folder 22

Himot, Sam, apartment bldg, 1544 N. Hayworth Ave (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

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11 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates for 10 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 23

Holiday Vista apartments for San Francisco Development Co., 755 Camino del Rio (San Diego, Cailf.) undated

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30 drawings
FlatFile Folder 24

Hubbard Homes, between Lucas St. and Warren St. (San Fernando, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings
FlatFile Folder 25

Kaplan, Arthur office bldg, 8766 Holloway Dr. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1956

Scope and Contents note

8 drawings
FlatFile Folder 26

Kreiss, Norman and Eileen House, 1280 N. Angelo Dr. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1958

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11 drawings
FlatFile Folder 27

Larrabee Apartments, 1145 N. Larrabee St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1955

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13 drawings
FlatFile Folder 28

Marer, Merritt House, 716 N. Hillcrest (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

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10 drawings
FlatFile Folder 29

Marina Strand Colonies Lot 1: California Pacific Construction Co. project, 3600 Via Dolce (Marina Del Rey, Calif.) 1989

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25 drawings
FlatFile Folder 30

Markowitz, Dan House, 9925 Sunset Blvd. (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

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8 drawings
FlatFile Folder 31

Milani Foods, Inc. 1957

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1 drawing
FlatFile Folder 32

Motor Hotel, Fisherman's Wharf (San Francisco, Calif) undated

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3 drawings
FlatFile Folder 33

Motor Hotel, S. Fairfax Blvd (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

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4 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates.
FlatFile Folder 34

Normont Elementary School classroom building and kindergarten W. 253rd St. (Harbor City, Calif.) 1967

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8 drawings
FlatFile Folder 35

Oakhurst apartment and hotel, Wilshire and Comstock (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

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25 drawings
FlatFile Folder 36

Pavin, Irving House, 1200 Laurel Way (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

7 drawings
FlatFile Folder 37

Pobris, Frederick House, Ladera Dr. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) 1955

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

6 drawings
FlatFile Folder 38

Portland Development Commission for Portland Developers, 3010 Cowley Way (San Diego, Calif. undated

Scope and Contents note

5 drawings
FlatFile Folder 39

Rossmore Gardens apartment bldg, 501 N. Rossmore Ave (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1955-1956

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

17 drawings
FlatFile Folder 40

San Francisco Joe's restaurant, 38 N. La Cienega Blvd (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1965

Scope and Contents note

11 drawings
FlatFile Folder 41

Silverstein, Robert House, 703 N. Canon Dr. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

General note

8 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates; design for landscape and couch
FlatFile Folder 42

Sim Company apartment bldg, 856 Shenandoah St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1962

Scope and Contents note

11 drawings for 12 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 43

Sky, Harry apartment bldg, 514 S. Gramercy Place (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1956

Scope and Contents note

5 drawings
FlatFile Folder 44

Spevack, J. L. House, 15542 Meadowgate Rd. (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings
FlatFile Folder 45

Stevens, Kelly apartment bldg, corner Hilldale Ave. and Cynthia St. (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1958

Scope and Contents note

22 drawings for 9 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 46

Stewart, B. M. apartment bldg, 505 S. Lafayette Park Place (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1963

Scope and Contents note

27 drawings
FlatFile Folder 47

Stein, Harvey house undated

Scope and Contents note

2 drawings; designed by Charney-Kent Associates.
FlatFile Folder 48

Suplin, Hy House, 3256 Longridge Ave (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1955-1956

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings
FlatFile Folder 49

Williams, Donald House, 1519-1527 Rising Glen Rd. (Los Angeles, Cailf.) undated

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings
FlatFile Folder 50

Williams, Donald R. apartment bldg, 348 S. Rexford Dr. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

4 drawings for 6 unit apartment building
FlatFile Folder 51

Williams, Herbert House, 3037 Danalda Dr. (Los Angeles, Calif.) undated

creator: March, Alfred

Scope and Contents note

7 drawings
FlatFile Folder 52

Williams, Raymond apartment bldg, 337 N. Oakhurst Dr. (Beverly Hills, Calif.) undated

Scope and Contents note

3 drawings for 8 unit apartment building