In the heart of downtown Los Angeles sits Hollywood’s undisputed architectural superstar — the Bradbury Building. The imposing structure’s character is definitive. Its origin story, however, is much murkier…
How did a young draftsman design one of the most remarkable buildings in the world? Why did he never again do anything of note? Or did he? Was all his creativity spent on this one masterpiece? Was this a case of stolen intellectual property? Or could this have even been a brush with the supernatural?
Clever Confidential is Clever’s offshoot series, where we dig into the darker side of design - the shadowy, sometimes sordid tales hiding under a glossy topcoat of respectable legacy.
Many thanks to this episode’s guest experts Kim Cooper and Richard Schave of Esotouric!
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Hosts: Amy Devers & Andrew Wagner
Writing and research: Amy Devers & Andrew Wagner
Guests: Kim Cooper & Richard Schave of Esotouric
Production: Devers Endeavors
Editing and Sound Design: Camille Stennis
Theme Music: “Astronomy” by Thin White Rope courtesy of Frontier Records
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