Pershing Square Area Heritage Architecture in LA Photos |
Pershing Square area of Los Angeles has many heritage gems tucked between skyscrapers: Biltmore Hotel, Public Library & Fine Arts Building are prime examples. |
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| See also: Los Angeles & Orange Counties, California Cinemas & Theaters, Los Angeles Art Deco & Moderne Buildings, Heritage Broadway Architecture in LA |
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| LA skyline above Pershing Square & Biltmore Hotel. | Gas Company Tower & Two California Plaza above Biltmore Hotel. | US Bank, Gas Company & Two California Plaza Towers above Biltmore Hotel. | 611 West 6th Street Place & Biltmore Place above Biltmore Hotel. |
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| Biltmore Place (1985-7) addition of Biltmore Hotel. Architect: Landau Partnership. | Biltmore Hotel (1922-3 & 28) (506 South Grand Avenue) 13 floors. Style: Spanish-Italian Renaissance. Architect: Schultze & Weaver.  | Facade of Biltmore Hotel. | Lamp & pilasters of Biltmore Hotel. |
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| Carving detail of Ceres & Balboa over entrance of Biltmore Hotel. | Mural over registration desk of Biltmore Hotel. | Elaborate domed ceiling of Biltmore Hotel. | Baroque fountain of Biltmore Hotel. |
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| Carved griffin on stair railing of Biltmore Hotel. | Entrance lobby with vaulted wooden ceiling of Biltmore Hotel. | Entrance lobby fountain with poinsettias of Biltmore Hotel. | Two California Plaza & Guarantee Trust Building over Pershing Square. |
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| Guarantee Trust Building over Pershing Square. | Title Guarantee or Guarantee Trust Building (1929-31). Style: Art Deco. Architect: John & Donald Parkinson. | Zigzag top details of Guarantee Trust Building. | Southern California Edison Building (now One Bunker Hill) (1930-1) (601 West Fifth Street) 14 floors. Style: Art Deco. Architect: Austin Whittlesey of Allison & Allison. |
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| One Bunker Hill Art Deco reliefs showing energy over portal. | Art Deco details of One Bunker Hill. | Art Deco reliefs of water power on One Bunker Hill. | Tiled pyramid atop Los Angeles Public Library (1922-6) (5th at Flower Streets). Architect: Bertram G. Goodhue & Carleton M. Winslow. On National Register. |
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| Los Angeles Public Library. | Art Deco reliefs of Los Angeles Public Library featuring philosophy & poetry. | Iron fence with literary themes of Los Angeles Public Library. | Jonathan Club (1924) (545 South Figueroa Street). Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Schultze & Weaver. |
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| Engine Company #28 building (1912) (644 South Figueroa Street). Style: Romanesque. Architect: John Parkinson. | Fine Arts Building (1927) (811 West 7th Street) 12 Floors. Style: Romanesque. Architect: Walker & Eisen. On National Register. | Arches over entrance of Fine Arts Building. | Upper stories of Fine Arts Building mimic Cathedral of Lucca in Italy. |
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| Sculpture celebrating sculpture by Burt Johnson on Fine Arts Building. | Reclining male sculpture by Burt Johnson on Fine Arts Building. | Winged lions & parrots carved in arches of Fine Arts Building. | Gothic style carved poets around door of Fine Arts Building. |
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| Lobby interior of Fine Arts Building with murals by A.B. Heinsbergen. | 818 Plaza (1925) (818 West 7th Street) 12 floors (former Barker Brothers building). Architect: Curlett & Beelman. | Relief carving of crossed keys on 818 Plaza. | 600 West 7th Street covered with glazed tiles. |
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| Brockman Building (1912) (530 West Seventh Street ) 12 floors. Style: Sullivanesque. Architect: Harrison Albright. | Pacific Center (1908 & 21 & 29) (523 West 6th Street) 12 floors. Architect: Dodd & Richards. | Pacific Center facade. | James Oviatt Building (1928) (617 South Olive Street) 13 floors with clock tower. Architect: Walker & Eisen. On National Register. |
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| Subway Terminal Building (1924-6) (417 South Hill Street) 12 floors, which operated as a depot for five subway lines between 1925 & 1955. Architect: Schultze & Weaver. | Mosaic over door of Subway Terminal Building showing subway, steam locomotive & other symbols of industry. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |