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April 2, 2010

SIMONIANS RESTORE HISTORIC HOTEL ON MELROSE

Suzan Filipek

RESTORED hotel on Melrose Ave.

HOTELIER Mercedes Simonian offers rooms at $49 a night.

Hollywood Historic Hotel opened its doors last month at 5150-74 Melrose Ave., after a year-long renovation. Opened originally by Paramount Studios, the who's who of Old Hollywood stayed there. "It was the hotel of the time," said owner Mercedes Simonian.

OWNER Edmon Simonian.

Along with her father Edmon, she has painstakingly re-created the look and feel of the bygone era, with cut-rate prices of $49 a room, per night, for two people. "We are a hotel with less-than-motel prices," she said.

Built in 1927 by prominent architect S. Charles Lee, it was known as the Hollywood Melrose Hotel. In more recent times the three-story building was familiar as Edmon’s Unique Furniture and Stone Gallery, Inc. on the ground floor. The 62 rooms have their original bathtubs, sinks and mirrors, and the lobby’s leaded stained glass windows and other authentic touches from 1927 have also been restored.

In 1992 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Edmon Simonian is the fourth generation of hand craftsmen and hand carvers. He started at a young age with his father’s and grandfather’s supervision practicing the art of designing, carving and manufacturing intricate pieces of wood furniture. His business grew from one small storefront in the present location to eventually expand over the entire block. Starting his business in 1978, Simonian eventually bought the building 20 years later.

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