summer, again

I am most often inspired by the sights I encounter riding to and from the gym.  Being a compulsive creature of habit, I have learned what to expect during different times or seasons.  For example, at 4 p.m. the streets are a lot less congested than at 5 p.m.  Before 4 p.m. I see a lot of high school and junior high school kids on their way home.  The things I note are not just necessarily tied to time of day.  I also notice how certain days present different landscapes.  On April 24 of every year I have to be extra careful because the Armenian population commemorates the beginning of the Armenian Genocide that day. 

http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_Genocide

This means that I will see many cars full of youths waving flags and communicating with others from their clique.  Their driving is inhibited by the loosely joined commemorating activities.  So while in Hollywood and the Los Feliz area I am a lot more watchful of distracted drivers.  Today I was challenged by the Los Feliz Fair on Hillhurst.  I was going to place a picture of that in my journal but I chose to go in another direction. 

As soon as I get a chance I will find out the status of the building in the center of the picture.  I believe it now houses an automotive body shop.  But I am not sure.  You see many buildings like this in Hollywood.  They have a classic structure and make you wonder whether they are protected by some sort of conservancy group.  I digress.  It is not the structure of the building that allowed it placement in this blog.  If you look at the picture you see that the palm tree casts its shadow on the tower.   Big whup, right?  Well that shadow is only visible in the summer months.  I start seeing it in late April and stop seeing it in late September.  Of course I know that this is due to the Sun's position in the western sky; it's light comes at us from the North and the tree stands between Sun and the tower.  In winter the palm tree is no longer between the Sun's light and the tower.  (Did I really need to explain that? And do I really need to keep capitalizing Sun?)  Southern California is tricky in terms of climate.  Some will say that we have none.  As of late the mornings are cloudy the afternoons sunny but temperature is nondescript.  So, in the late afternoons when I am riding my bike eastbound, I check to see if I can see this shadow; to see if it is still summer.  I have done this for years and finally decided to take a picture of it.

If you know this building (it is 2 blocks east of Western and Hollywood Blvd.) and can enlighten me on its origin and status, send me the info.