Sterling Plaza
| Sterling Plaza | |
|---|---|
 The Sterling Plaza in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco architecture |
| Address | 9429-9441 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California, 90210 |
| Coordinates | 34°04′02″N 118°23′56″W / 34.06729°N 118.39875°WCoordinates: 34°04′02″N 118°23′56″W / 34.06729°N 118.39875°W |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Client | California National Bank of Beverly Hills |
| Owner | Donald Sterling |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John and Donald Parkinson |
Sterling Plaza (also known as the California Bank Building) is a historic building in Beverly Hills, California.
Location
The building is located at 9429-9441 on Wilshire Boulevard, in the City of Beverly Hills, California.[1][2][3]
History
Construction was completed in 1929.[1] It was designed by the architectural team John and Donald Parkinson in the Art Deco style.[1] With seven stories, it is 32 metre high.[2]
It was built for the California National Bank of Beverly Hills.[3] As a result, it was first known as the California Bank Building.[1] The building was completed just before the Wall Street crash.[3] It was later acquired by Louis B. Mayer, the head of MGM.[4]
In the 1990s, the building was acquired by Donald Sterling.[4][5] As a result, it was renamed the Sterling Plaza.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Los Angeles Conservancy: Sterling Plaza
- 1 2 Emporis: California Bank Building
- 1 2 3 Suzanne Tarbell Cooper, Amy Ronnebeck Hall, Frank E. Cooper, Jr., Los Angeles Art Deco, Arcadia Publishing, 2005,
- 1 2 Marc Wanamaker, Beverly Hills: 1930-2005, Arcadia Publishing, 2006
- 1 2 Is Donald Sterling guilty of tax evasion? New report shows his long-dead grandmother and mother are the CURRENT owners of two properties in his childhood neighborhood, The Daily Mail, May 19, 2014