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Friday Morning Club, 938 940 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California)
Friday Morning Club, 938 940 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California)

The Friday Morning Club building is located in Downtown Los Angeles, California. It was the second home of the women's club also named the Friday Morning Club (FMC), for 61 years. The large and elaborate six−story clubhouse was designed by architects Allison & Allison in an Italian Renaissance Revival style, and built in 1923.

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Friday Morning Club
South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles Downtown

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South Figueroa Street 940
90015 Los Angeles, Downtown
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