William J. Dodd, architect of the Criterion (a.k.a. Kinema) was associated with the engineer William Richards after 1916.
The firm Dodd and Richards built many of the important commercial structures of the old downtown LA; for example, Pacific Center.
Dodd also designed many of the glam houses for the wealthy; for example, the original Canfield/Danziger mansion called Bel Air
now the location of the posh town of Bel Air.
See: website URL <http://www.home.earthlink.net/~hdrctw34
William J. Dodd, architect of the Criterion (a.k.a. Kinema) was associated with the engineer William Richards after 1916.
The firm Dodd and Richards built many of the important commercial structures of the old downtown LA; for example, Pacific Center.
Dodd also designed many of the glam houses for the wealthy; for example, the original Canfield/Danziger mansion called Bel Air
now the location of the posh town of Bel Air.
See: website URL <http://www.home.earthlink.net/~hdrctw34