WEHO BEACON AWARD: Sunset Tower
Sunset Tower, designed in 1929 by architect Leland A. Bryant, has long dominated its part of Sunset Boulevard with its elegant Art Deco styling. As a residential building, it counted as tenants such celebrities as Howard Hughes, John Wayne, Billie Burke, Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Paulette Goddard, Zasu Pitts, and even gangster Bugsy Siegel. Now owned and operated by Jeff Klein, it remains a celebrity hangout and for years has hosted the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Its Tower Bar restaurant offers a cool Fifties atmosphere and stunning views of Los Angeles.
