Restaurant Rumfish y Vino and the Livery Sip and Shop Market are in this location (at time of cataloging, 2025). ]]>
Museum records indicate that this photo was a winning entry in a student photography contest at Ventura College, year unspecified.]]>
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The Noble Hill Apartments building was constructed in 1928 in the Mediterranean style for Noble Hill, the the property owner. Before moving to Ventura, Mr. Hill owned and led the Todd Seminary for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois. Los Angeles architect Frank S. McKee designed the building.

Perched on the hillside at the southwest corner of Poli and Fir Streets, many of the apartments had — and still have — a commanding view of downtown Ventura and the ocean. It is located directly south of the former Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital.

With the exception of a missing pilaster (left of entrance) when this photo was taken (2025), the structure is in remarkably good condition as it approaches its 100th anniversary. Some notable features of the north facade include the French style multi-paned windows, second story windows with flat hoods and bracketed sills, and quoins on the corners. Newspaper articles from the 1930s reported that Mr. and Mrs. Hill added a roof garden for tenants to use for entertaining guests.]]>
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This view of the Noble Hill Apartments shows the south and east (Fir Street) facades of the building. It was constructed in 1928 in the Mediterranean style for Mr. Noble Hill, the property owner. The building is located directly south of the former Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, which can be seen at the far right of the photo.

The primary entrance is on Poli Street but a secondary tenant entry faces Fir Street. The automobile garage entrance is at the lower corner of the building.

Los Angeles architect Frank S. McKee designed the building for Mr. Hill.]]>
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A detail view of the Poli Street entrance to the Noble Hill Apartments. Constructed in 1928 in the Mediterranean style by Los Angeles architect Frank S. McKee, most of the architectural details remain intact with the exception of a missing pilaster on the left side of the entry.]]>
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Location: West wall of a building located at 826 East Main Street in Ventura, California.

Title: Elk
Artist: Chris Saunders
Date of mural: November 2018]]>
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Two city utility boxes painted by Teri Suzanne.

Title of artwork: Ocean Songs

Location: Northwest corner of Thompson Boulevard and California Street. Looking at the north and east sides of the utility boxes in this view.]]>
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A city utility box painted by Jill Bonita and Montalvo Elementary School students in 2008 as part of the City of Ventura's "Downtown Streetscape Project.”

Title of artwork: Do Your Part - It’s a Small World

Location: Northwest corner of Santa Clara and Palm Streets. Looking at the north and west sides of the utility box in this view.]]>
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A city utility box painted by Jill Bonita and Montalvo Elementary School students in 2008 as part of the City of Ventura's "Downtown Streetscape Project.”

Title of artwork: Do Your Part - It’s a Small World

Location: Northwest corner of Santa Clara and Palm Streets. Looking at the south and east sides of the utility box in this view.]]>
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A city utility box painted by student artists Amadeo Perez, Paige Medina and Seth Iniestra in 2015 as part of the City of Ventura Public Art Adopt-A-Box Program. The box was adopted and sponsored by Vista Real Charter High School.

Title of artwork: Ventura Silhouettes.

Location: Northwest corner of Santa Clara and Palm Streets. Looking at the north and west sides of the utility box in this view.]]>
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A view of the Ventura Theatre building looking northeast on South Chestnut Street. The complex consists of two separate buildings, the Ventura Theatre (at 26 South Chestnut Street) and the adjacent Ventura Theatre Building which is visible in this photo. This commercial and office segment of the complex was the victim of a 1950s “modernization” project resulting in removal of most of the decorative elements along with changes to the original windows and entrances.]]>
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A view of the ceiling above the area where the ticket booth is located. The hanging light fixtures are original and date back to when the Ventura Theatre opened on August 16, 1928.]]>
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A view of the area around the ticket booth. The theater opened in 1928 but the colorful terrazzo flooring seen in this view dates from the 1940s.]]>
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A view of the theater entrance area and marquee. The marquee is not the same one as when the Ventura Theatre opened on August 16, 1928.]]>
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A view of the west facade looking northeast on South Chestnut Street. The complex consists of two separate buildings, the Ventura Theatre (at 26 South Chestnut Street) and the adjacent Ventura Theatre Building (visible on the north end at the corner of Chestnut Street and Main Street). They were originally designed to look like one building in the Spanish Revival style. Constructed during the so-called first oil boom in Ventura, the theater opened with much publicity and fanfare on August 16, 1928. Currently, the theater facility is primarily used for live concerts and is known as The Majestic Ventura Theater.

The commercial and office portion at the north end succumbed to 1950s “modernization,” as did much of downtown Ventura, resulting in removal of the decorative work along with changes to the original windows and entrances.

Designated as San Buenaventura Historical Preservation Commission Landmark No. 24. The Ventura Theatre portion is on the National Register of Historic Places.]]>
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A city utility box painted by artists Chloe Scofield, Grace Morton, Lilly Crikelair, and Malia Page in 2018 (Sponsored by the Cabrillo Middle School PTO) as part of the City of Ventura's "Downtown Streetscape Project." Title of artwork: Fenced In. Location: Southwest corner of Chrisman Avenue and Main Street.]]>
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A city utility box painted by artists Chloe Scofield, Grace Morton, Lilly Crikelair, and Malia Page in 2018 (Sponsored by the Cabrillo Middle School PTO) as part of the City of Ventura's "Downtown Streetscape Project." Title of artwork: Dizzy. Location: Southwest corner of Chrisman Avenue and Main Street.]]>
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A city utility box painted by artist Michelle Gould in 2014 as part of the City of Ventura's "Downtown Streetscape Project." Title of artwork: Hope Chest. Location: Northwest corner of California and Santa Clara Streets.]]>
[Card Source, The National Publishing Inc., V001].]]>
[Card Source, The National Publishing Inc., V004].]]>
Verso: Brief description of locations in photograph.

[Columbia Publishing, P.O. Box 675, Ojai, California 93023, T215].]]>