auto court

Over in the ash of the Palisades fire, a bungalow “auto court” that goes back a century, as well as the 1920s ranch home and stables built by Will Rogers.

The Century Plaza Towers got new glassed-in lobbies and a valet-staffed auto court on Century Park East, effectively creating a new entrance.

The auto court, which opened in 1937, fell into disrepair when motorists started to abandon the Mother Road for the national highway system.

With a rich history — it once served as a summer encampment for Native Americans — the 486-acre property was developed in the 1930s as a Depression-era “auto court,” an affordable vacation spot for families.

Early in "Travels" Steinbeck bunks at an auto court in Maine and rages against the sterility of it.