Saban Building
May Company Building (Wilshire, Los Angeles) | |
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Location | 6067 Wilshire Blvd. at Fairfax Ave., Wilshire district, Los Angeles |
Coordinates | 34°03′48″N 118°21′40″W / 34.0633°N 118.3610°W |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Albert C. Martin, Sr. |
Architectural style(s) | Streamline Moderne |
Designated | September 30, 1992[1] |
Reference no. | 566[1] |
Completed in 1939 the May Company Building on the Miracle Mile in the Wilshire district, Los Angeles, is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture. The building's architect Albert C. Martin, Sr., also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall. The May Company Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[2]
The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it "the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles". It is especially noted for its gold-tiled cylindrical section that faces the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue, of which it occupies the northeast corner.[3]
In 1994 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired the building and, as "LACMA West", used it as exhibition space for the museum.[4][5]
The building will be repurposed and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is set to open in the building in 2019.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". Department of City Planning. City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ^ Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission (July 1994). Historic-Cultural Monuments. City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.
- ^ "May Company Wilshire". Los Angeles Conservancy.
- ^ "Overview". Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- ^ "May Co. Building to Reopen as LACMA West". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1998.
- ^ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures official website
- ^ Boehm, Mike (2014-06-02). "Film academy to pay LACMA $36.1 million for movie museum lease". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Buildings and structures in Los Angeles
- Historic department store buildings in the United States
- Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles
- Wilshire Boulevard
- Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
- Commercial buildings completed in 1939
- 1930s architecture in the United States
- Streamline Moderne architecture in California