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The California Club | |
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| Location | 538 S Flower St, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′1″N 118°15′23.1″W / 34.05028°N 118.256417°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1929–1930 |
| Architect | Robert D. Farquhar |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000425[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 43 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 2010[1] |
| Designated LAHCM | November 2, 1966[2] |
The California Club is an invitation-only private club established in 1888, based in Los Angeles, California.
According to the Los Angeles Times, "The people who run Los Angeles belong to the Jonathan Club; the people who own Los Angeles belong to the California Club."[3] The California Club maintains a mandatory requirement that all new member candidates wishing to gain entry must receive invitations from no less than six existing club members, pass a series of interviews by the club's membership committee, and undergo additional background and reference checks in order to obtain admission.[citation needed]
In April 2005, the club was ranked #13 in the "Centrality Rankings" by UC Santa Cruz sociologist G. William Domhoff in his research about social clubs, policy-planning groups, corporations, and ruling-class cohesiveness.[4]
- ^ a b "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for July 16, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. July 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (2007-09-07). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Changing tradition". Los Angeles Times. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Domhoff, G. William (April 2005). "Social Cohesion & the Bohemian Grove". Sociology Department. Who rules America?. UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved June 10, 2020.