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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Future and Past of a Dog & Cat Hospital

    Architect Welton Becket designed some of L.A.’s most iconic buildings: The Capitol Records building, the Music Center, the Cinerama Dome. He also designed the Jones Dog and Cat Hospital in West Hollywood. Now, it’s about to be destroyed to make way for a mixed use project called the Melrose Triangle project.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 25, 2014 • 1 min read

    Architect Welton Becket designed some of L.A.’s most iconic buildings: The Capitol Records building, the Music Center, the Cinerama Dome. He also designed the Jones Dog and Cat Hospital in West Hollywood. Now, it’s about to be destroyed to make way for a mixed use project called the Melrose Triangle project.

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