a-land-of-shadow-and-substance: knockturnalliewitchstew:For those not aware that the Hollywood Tow
a-land-of-shadow-and-substance: knockturnalliewitchstew: For those not aware that the Hollywood Tower Hotel began as a far more direct homage to a real Los Angeles building - it is visible plainly when driving to Universal Hollywood from Anaheim, to the right side of the 101 freeway. Concept art mimicking the building’s layout, sketched for WDW, is on the bottom. Here’s some other concept art that also depicts the Tower of Terror looking more like the real Hollywood Tower: Note how the colors and architectural design mimicked the real building, even as the layout veered closer and closer to the eventual design familiar to Floridians today. -- source link