Arthur Froehlich

Arthur Froehlich (May 17, 1909 – October 3, 1985), of the firm Arthur Froehlich & Associates, was an architect from Beverly Hills, California, known for his mid-century supermarkets and racetracks. Froehlich was born in Los Angeles to a cattle and dairy farmer. He attended Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles and studied at UCLA. One of his first jobs was drafting plans for Santa Anita racetrack, which opened in 1934. He began his own firm in 1938, and became well known for his design of Hollywood Park racetrack in Inglewood, CA.

Buildings credited to Arthur Froehlich & Associates:

• Hollywood Park Racetrack, 1938, Los Angeles, California.
• Garden State Park Racetrack Grandstand/Clubhouse, Cherry Hill, New Jersey (Built 1941-1942, destroyed by fire April, 1977)
• Jack Rose Building, 1948, Ventura, California. (Demolished 1997) This building was one of the finest examples of streamlined Moderne architecture in the city of Ventura.
• Wagon Wheel Bowling Alley, 1953, Wagon Wheel Junction, Oxnard, California.
• University of California, Riverside Physical Education building, 1953, Riverside, California.
• Lynwood City Hall, 1954, Lynwood, California.
• Screen Directors Guild, 1955, Los Angeles, California.
• Roosevelt Raceway, 1957, Roosevelt Field, New York.
• Aqueduct Racetrack, 1958, Ozone Park, New York.
• Hipodromo La Rinconada, 1959, racetrack, Caracas, Venezuela.
• Kingpin Lanes, 1960, 3415 Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, California.
• Hanna Barbera Studio office building, 1962, 3400 Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.
• Belmont Park, 1967 racetrack, Elmont, New York.
• Expansion and remodel of the US Post Office, 1964, Downtown, Ventura, California.
• Center 3 Theater, 1965, San Diego, California.
• Los Verdes Golf Course Clubhouse, 1965, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.