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Los Angeles Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 6)

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Trust Building
Los Angeles, CA
The Trust Building was built in 1928 for the Title Insurance and Trust Company. The entrance features these polychrome tile murals created by Hugo Ballin. They depict Trust, Protection, and Fidelity. For more, see this website. [map]

A.G. Bartlett Building
Los Angeles, CA
The A.G. Bartlett Building pre-dates Art Deco but I'll include it anyway. It was built in 1911 as the Union Oil Building. It was designed by John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom in the Beaux Arts style. [map]

Richfield Oil Company Building elevator doors
Los Angeles, CA
The Richfield Oil Company Building was built from 1928-1929. It was demolished in 1969. These two bronze elevator doors were saved and are displayed at the building's former location. For more, see this website. [map]

Park Plaza Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
The Park Plaza Hotel was built in 1925 as an Elks Temple. It was restored and converted into the hotel in the late 1990s. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Engine Co. #1
Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Engine Co. #1 building was constructed in 1940 with WPA funding. [map]

Sears, Roebuck & Company Building
Los Angeles, CA
This Sears, Roebuck & Company Building originally operated as a mail order distribution center and retail store. It was designed by George C. Nimmons and built in 1927. Although Sears still operates the retail store on the ground level, the rest of the building has been vacant since 1992. In 2016, the aluminum siding was removed from the ground level, revealing the original Art Deco facade. In 2021, it was announced that this store would be closing. It's not yet known if the signs will be staying. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]