Aero Theatre

Aero TheatreIve never actually been inside the Aero Theatre, but I fell in love with this small yet charming Santa Monica gem from the moment I first saw it. Named in tribute to the aerospace industry, the Aero Theatre was built in 1939 for aviation pioneer Donald W. Douglas as a 24 hour movie house for his employees. Designed in a charming French Normandy style, it originally seated 678 people. I once met someone at one of my shows who worked in aviation, and he

and I couldn’t find much information online

I first learned about the restaurant after seeing it featured in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

This print was inspired by a house I found in the iconic Las Palmas neighbourhood of Palm Springs

There’s something almost charming about how unassuming the place is

the drinks

keeping its spirit alive long after the structure itself has gone

the bridge became an unmistakable part of the city’s visual language before being dismantled in 2016 due to age and seismic concerns

taking pictures from every bridge and loving how each view revealed a different arrangement of houses

but a little escape to somewhere warmer and full of possibilities

all wrapped up in one neat

Can you believe this is the oldest McDonald’s still standing today

the entrance itself feels so familiar to me