Metro Rail

Metro Rail

A good friend of Mathew's was Mario, the owner of the fabulous bar next to the Wiltern. He turned us on to opportunity to build the construction hoarding around the Wilshire-Western Station as it was being built. We took the surrounding colors and styles to "Echo the Deco" of the Mid-Wishire District.

Here's a link to Metro Rail's website regarding our work. Money Quote:

"The historical Deco architecture, the multicultural community, the appeal to the 'driver-by' and the leisurely pedestrian were all considered. We're lucky to be working in Los Angeles where nobody thinks about placing limits on expression or imagination." Matthew Mackendrick & David Hollen

The blue-green motif was chosen to match the nearby Wiltern Theatre.

The ziggurats of the deco elements were cut from MDO and spray painted off site. The pieces were then just stapled into place at the job-site. Very quick and it looked great.

The custom sign was made from computer cut MDF and painted and glued into place. Definitely overbuilt for a temporary sign! But it sure did look good.

One of the functions of this wall was to hold art from local artists in frames built into the wall itself.


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