May Company Building (Wilshire, Los Angeles)
| May Company Building (Wilshire, Los Angeles) | |
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May Company Wilshire Building | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 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] |
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The May Company Building in the Miracle Mile in the Wilshire district, Los Angeles, is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture, completed in 1939. The architect was Albert C. Martin, Sr., who also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall. It 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 2017.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". 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 website
- ↑ "Overview", Los Angeles County Museum of Art website
- ↑ "May Co. Building to Reopen as LACMA West". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1998.
- ↑ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures official website
- ↑ Mike Boehm, "Film academy to pay LACMA $36.1 million for movie museum lease", Los Angeles Times, 2014-06-02