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soothsayer

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Tue Nov 24, 2020, 09:11 PM Nov 2020

Paul R. Williams, architect of some of the grandest homes in Hollywood & iconic buildings in L.A., l


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Jake REI
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Paul R. Williams, architect of some of the grandest homes in Hollywood & iconic buildings in L.A., learned to draw upside down bc his clients did not want to sit next to a Black man.

His handwriting is portrayed in the Beverly Hills hotel sign, which he could not stay at.

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Paul R. Williams, architect of some of the grandest homes in Hollywood & iconic buildings in L.A., l (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP
It's always humiliating to learn of yet another instance of our racism. Karadeniz Nov 2020 #1
He also did landmark work at LAX in the early '60s. brush Nov 2020 #2
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