Wilshire Boulevard Photos |
Wilshire Boulevard is the most important street running from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. As such it is lined with many architecturally interesting buildings including some of the Art Deco ones for which LA is noted. Wilshire and a section of it called the Miracle Mile pass the La Brea Tar Pits and the several major museums located at Hancock Park. Wilshire is also the major street of Beverly Hills & Westwood. LA's subway follows part of Wilshire. |
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| See also: Los Angeles & Orange Counties, Beverly Hills, Westwood |
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| Bullocks Wilshire Department Store Building (1928) (3050 Wilshire Blvd.). Style: Moderne. Architect: John Parkinson, Donald B. Parkinson, Feil & Paradice. | Moderne portal of Bullocks Wilshire Department Store. | Wilshire Boulevard Temple (1922-9) (3663 Wilshire at Hobart). Style: Byzantine. Architect: Abraham A. Adelman, S. Tilden Norton & David C. Allison. On National Register. | Wilshire Professional Building (1929) (13 floors) (3875 Wilshire Blvd.). Architect: Arthur E. Harvey. |
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| Museum Gardens & Glen-Wilson Building (1929) (13 floors) (5225 Wilshire Blvd.). Architect: Meyer & Holler. | Entrance of Dominguez-Wilshire Building. | Facade of Dominguez-Wilshire Building. | Facade of Dominguez-Wilshire Building. |
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| Dominguez-Wilshire Building (1930) (10 floors) (5410 Wilshire Blvd.). Architect: Morgan, Walls & Clements. | Former Chandler Shoe Store (c1938) (5407 Wilshire Blvd.). Style: Streamline Moderne. Architect: Marcus P. Miller. | Decorative panels of El Rey Theatre (5515 Wilshire Blvd.). | El Rey Theatre (1928) (5515 Wilshire Blvd.). Style: Art Moderne. Architect: Clifford A. Balch. |
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| Carvings over entrance of Wilshire Tower. | Art Deco details of Wilshire Tower. | Upper story details of Wilshire Tower. | Wilshire Tower (1929) (12 floors) (5514 Wilshire Blvd.) (former Desmonds Dept. Store). Style: Art Moderne. Architect: Gilbert Stanley Underwood. |
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| Sculpture as base of Museum Square Building. | Museum Square (1948) (11 floors) (5757 Wilshire Blvd.) (originally Prudential Building). Style: International. Architect: Wurdman & Becket. | Terraced facade of Wilshire Courtyard complex. | Fountains of Wilshire Courtyard complex. |
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| Wilshire Courtyard complex (1987) (6 floors) (5700-50 Wilshire Blvd.). Architect: McLarand, Vasquez & Partners. | 5670 Wilshire Blvd. (1967) (24 floors). Architect: Luckman Partnership. | 5670 Wilshire Blvd. above LaBrea Tarpits. | 5670 Wilshire Blvd. & Wilshire Courtyard above LaBrea Tar Pits. |
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| Sculpted mastodon shows how ancient animals were trapped in La Brea Tar Pits. | George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries (1976) (Hancock Park). Architect: Thornton & Fagan Assoc.  | Buildings on Wilshire Boulevard reflect setting sun into La Brea tar pits. | Ahmanson Building (1964) on LACMA campus. Architect: William L. Pereira. |
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| Broad Contemporary Art Museum on LACMA campus. | LACMA West building (1940) on LACMA campus (former May Co. Department Store). Style: Streamline Moderne. Architect: Albert C. Martin Sr. | Pavilion for Japanese Art (1978-88) on LACMA campus. Architect: Bruce Goff + Bart Prince. | Petersen Automotive Museum (6060 Wilshire Blvd.). |
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| Craft & Folk Art Museum (5814 Wilshire Blvd.). | 6100 Wilshire Blvd. (1986) (16 floors). | People's Bank Building (1971) (5900 Wilshire Blvd.) 32 floors against Hollywood hills. Architect: Welton Becket & Assoc. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |