Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister Author:Chris Nichols The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister Chris Nichols The commercial architecture created by Wayne McAllister (1907-2000) is responsible for much of the character of Southern California. His Fred-and-Ginger nightclubs and glinting-steel-and-blazing-neon circular drive-ins brought Hollywood to life. His Sands Hotel in Las Vegas became the h... more »ome of the Rat Pack; the mythology of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. owes a great deal to the swank glamour of the Copa Room and the Sands Hotel, one of McAllister's finest. Projects include Hotels and Nightspots: 1934 Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles El Rancho Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas 1952 Sands Hotel, Las Vegas Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas Drive-Ins: 1935-42 Simon's Drive-in's, Los Angeles Herbert's Drive-Ins, 7800 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles McDonnell's Drive-Ins, Los Angeles 1955 Bob's Big Boy, Van Nuys Dinner Houses: 1945 Richlor's, Beverly Hills 1947 Stear's for Steaks, Beverly Hills Lawry's the Prime Rib, Beverly Hills 1955 Smoke House restaurant, Burbank Melody Lane The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister Chris Nichols The commercial architecture created by Wayne McAllister (1907-2000) is responsible for much of the character of Southern California. His Fred-and-Ginger nightclubs and glinting-steel-and-blazing-neon circular drive-ins brought Hollywood to life. His Sands Hotel in Las Vegas became the home of the Rat Pack; the mythology of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. owes a great deal to the swank glamour of the Copa Room and the Sands Hotel, one of McAllister's finest. Projects include Hotels and Nightspots: 1934 Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles Hotel Mayfair, Los Angeles El Rancho Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas 1952 Sands Hotel, Las Vegas Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas Drive-Ins: 1935-42 Simon's Drive-in's, Los Angeles Herbert's Drive-Ins, 7800 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles McDonnell's Drive-Ins, Los Angeles 1955 Bob's Big Boy, Van Nuys Dinner Houses: 1945 Richlor's, Beverly Hills 1947 Stear's for Steaks, Beverly Hills Lawry's the Prime Rib, Beverly Hills 1955 Smoke House restaurant, Burbank Melody Lane« less