Eastern Columbia Building

Building in Los Angeles, California

United States historic place

Eastern Columbia Building

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 294[1]

The building in 2010

Location of building in Los Angeles County

Location| 849 S. Broadway
Los Angeles
Coordinates| 34°02′34″N 118°15′20″W﻿ / ﻿34.0428°N 118.2555°W﻿ / 34.0428; -118.2555
Built| 1930
Architect| Claud Beelman
Architectural style| Art Deco
Part of| Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
LAHCM No.| 294[1]
Significant dates
Designated CP| May 9, 1979[2]
Designated LAHCM| June 28, 1985[1]

The Eastern Columbia Building, also known as the Eastern Columbia Lofts, is a thirteen-story Art Deco building designed by Claud Beelman located at 849 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District of Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on September 12, 1930, after just nine months of construction.[3] It was built at a cost of $1.25 million as the new headquarters and 39th store for the Eastern-Columbia Department Store, whose component Eastern and Columbia stores were founded by Adolph Sieroty and family.[4][5] At the time of construction, the City of Los Angeles enforced a height limit of 150 feet (46 m), however the decorative clock tower was granted an exemption, allowing the clock a total height of 264 feet (80 m).[6][7][8] J. V. McNeil Company was the general contractor.[9]

The edifice is easily spotted from the Interstate 10 - Santa Monica Freeway, as well as many other sections of downtown,[10] due to its bright "melting turquoise"[11] terra cotta tiles[12] and trademark four-sided clock tower, emblazoned with the word "EASTERN" in bright white neon on each face of the clock.[13][14][15]

The building is widely considered the greatest surviving example of Art Deco architecture in the city. It is one of the city's most photographed structures[16] and an Art Deco landmark.[17]

## Architecture

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Signature glossy turquoise terra cotta cladding

The Eastern Columbia Building is built of steel-reinforced concrete and clad in glossy turquoise terracotta with deep blue and gold trim.[18] The building's vertical emphasis is accentuated by deeply recessed bands of paired windows and spandrels with copper panels separated by vertical columns. The façade is decorated with a wealth of motifs—sunburst patterns, geometric shapes, zigzags, chevrons and stylized animal and plant forms. The building is capped with a four-sided clock tower emblazoned with the name "Eastern" in neon and crowned with a central smokestack surrounded by four stylized flying buttresses. The sidewalks surrounding the Broadway and Ninth Street sides of the building are of multi-colored terrazzo laid in a dynamic pattern of zigzags and chevrons. The central main entrance has a spectacular recessed two-story vestibule adorned with a blue and gold terra cotta sunburst. The vestibule originally led to a pedestrian retail arcade running through the center of the building.[3]

## History

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### 20th century

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The building was created to house the then-separate Eastern (furniture and homeware) and Columbia (apparel) department stores both owned and managed by Adolph Sieroty, who had founded his Los Angeles retail concern as a clock shop at 556 S. Spring St. in 1892.[19][4]

At opening in 1930, the building had 275,650 sq. ft. of floor space. The first four floors and mezzanine were shared by Columbia and Eastern stores, with Columbia on the 9th & Broadway corner. From the 7th floor and up the floors were all Eastern. It was arranged as follows:[20]

* Ground floor - L-shaped arcade and glassed-in display area, foyer and elevators, Columbia apparel
* Mezzanine, Eastern - pottery, Columbia apparel
* 2nd floor, Eastern - musical instruments, Columbia apparel
* 3rd floor, Eastern - floor coverings and rugs, Columbia apparel
* 4th floor, Eastern - bedding and bedding accessories, Columbia apparel
* 6th floor, shipping
* 7th floor, Eastern - porch and patio furniture, lamps
* 8th floor, Eastern - living room furniture
* 9th floor, Eastern - dining and breakfast room sets and "juvenile goods"
* 10th floor, Eastern - glassware and household accessories
* 11th floor, stock record department with 50 employees
* 12th floor, administrative offices and auditorium seating 700
* 13th floor, showers, clubroom and luncheonette for 700 employees; heating, air filtration, electricity and water (100,000-gallon tank) facilities, incinerator

In 1940, the company started advertising as the Eastern-Columbia Department Store. In 1950, the store expanded to cover the entire side of the block from Broadway to Hill Street.[21]

In 1957, the company closed the Eastern-Columbia stores in its downtown flagship building, along with branch stores on S. Main St., Central Ave., Whittier Blvd., and in Long Beach. (It kept the Eastern stores in Bakersfield, Fresno, and Sacramento, and its Columbia store branches in Huntington Park, Lakewood and Long Beach.[22]) The Eastern Columbia Building was refitted as office space targeted at the wholesale apparel industry.[23]

### 21st century

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In 2004, plans were made to convert the building into condominiums.[24] On June 23, 2005, the long-defunct clock tower was reactivated in a ceremony with city and preservation leaders to celebrate the building's 75th anniversary.[25][26] Developer KOR Group, in conjunction with Killefer Flammang Architects, completed a two-year $80-million renovation of the building in 2006, turning the property into 147 condominiums, with interior redesign completed by the firm Kelly Wearstler Interior Design[11][16][27][28][29][30] These live/work lofts showcase the timeless details of the early 20th century along with modern upgrades.[31] The project earned California Construction Magazine's Best Redevelopment in 2007, McGraw Hill's Best Redevelopment of '07 Award, and the 2007 Multi-Housing News Adaptive Reuse Award.[32] The Eastern Columbia Lofts earned a 2008 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award.[3] The building is a participant in the Mills Act Historic Property Contracts Program.[33]

In 2014, the building was awarded $34,647 ($44,592 in 2023) through the Bringing Back Broadway initiative to upgrade the decorative arch lighting above the Broadway entrance.[34] Since 2015 the building has been at the center of a political dispute over a proposed adjacent project, the 26-story Alexan Broadway project at 9th and Hill Streets, that has faced some opposition because of concerns that it would block views of the Eastern Columbia and its landmark clock.[35][36][37]

Historic Core skyline

Actor Johnny Depp acquired five penthouses in 2007, totaling a combined 11,500 square feet (1,070 m2) of space.[38] In 2016, billionaire Ronald Burkle sold a three-story penthouse within the Eastern Columbia for $2.5 million, among the highest prices ever paid per square foot for a residential unit in the Historic Core district.[39]

## Impact

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### Accolades

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The building has been characterized as the "benchmark of deco buildings in Los Angeles"[40][41] and as one of the "grand dames of Art Deco Streamline Moderne in Los Angeles".[42] Historian Robert Winter called the building "a shining example of Southern California's golden age of architecture".[11] Los Angeles Times critic Christopher Hawthorne declared it "one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in the city".[11] Past president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, Rory Cunningham, referred to the building as "one of the premier Deco buildings in the country".[11] Ken Bernstein, director of the Office of Historic Resources for the City Planning Department, has stated that "The Eastern Columbia Building is unquestionably one of the signature Art Deco buildings in all of Los Angeles"[42] and he selected it as one of the city's most beautiful buildings.[43] The Eastern Columbia is lovingly referred to as the "Jewel of Downtown" and the "Art Deco Jewel of the West".[44][45]

### Monument status

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The Eastern Columbia was listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 294 in 1985.[1][14][46] "The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it reflects the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, state, or community. It has become a visual landmark and is representative of the vitality of Los Angeles' retail and commercial core."[4]

The building sits in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles, which is rich in historic architecture, and which has largely maintained its historic integrity, due in large part to hard fought preservation efforts,[47][48][49] the 1999 Adaptive Re-Use Ordinance,[50] and Councilmember Jose Huizar's "Bringing Back Broadway" initiative.[51]

## In popular culture

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Eastern Columbia entrance

* In the 1930 film Sin Takes a Holiday starring Constance Bennett, the opening exterior shots show Manhattan and then a close up of the Eastern Columbia building, inaccurately implying it is located in New York.
* Over several decades, the city's airwaves chimed the jingle "Eastern Columbia, Broadway at Ninth" to advise Los Angeles shoppers of new arrivals and special offers at Downtown's flagship department store.[52] The jingle was written by Julian M. Sieroty, son of the founder of the Eastern Columbia department store chain, Adolph Sieroty. The lilting ditty proved so popular that it was parodied regularly on television.
* The building was featured prominently on the September 29, 1946[53] radio broadcast of The Jack Benny Program. During the show, various cast members were asked where they had gotten specific items. Each answer was: "Eastern Columbia, Broadway at Ninth". The line was reprised the following week, October 6, 1946,[54] but in an absurdist way: Jack asked Dennis Day where his mother ever got his father, to which Dennis replied "Eastern Columbia, Broadway at Ninth". Jack responded with "Gee, they have everything!"
* In the 1975 movie Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, a sniper fires on the protagonist from the building, which is dubbed the "Eastern Cranmoor Building" and set in Manhattan in 1936.
* In another implied New York depiction of the L.A. building, the 1978 film I Wanna Hold Your Hand shows the Eastern Columbia in the background of shots of the CBS transmitting tower outside Studio 50 (where The Ed Sullivan Show was produced) as a protester attempts to sabotage the broadcast of the first-ever appearance of The Beatles on U.S. television.
* The finale of the two-hour 1985 pilot for the series Moonlighting takes place atop the building, with Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis climbing the building's enormous clock.
* The Nickelodeon series iCarly and the Paramount+ revival of the same name use digitally altered images of the building for the exterior of Bushwell Plaza, the fictional apartment building in which the main casts live and the web show is filmed.[55]
* The Eastern Columbia Building appeared in the 1990 films 12:01 PM,[56] Predator 2, and TV series Lucifer (Season 3, Episode 16).
* The Eastern Columbia Building was featured extensively in the film The Last Hour.[57]
* On April 14, 2022, the building was featured heavily in the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation case. Depp owned five penthouses in the Eastern Columbia Building.
* Downtown with Huell Howser[58]
* The Eastern Columbia Building appeared in the 2024 film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

## See also

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* List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles
* List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District

## References

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1. ^ a b c Los Angeles Department of City Planning - Office of Historic Resources. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments".
2. ^ "California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior \- National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
3. ^ a b c Los Angeles Conservancy. "Eastern Columbia Lofts".
4. ^ a b c Historic Places LA. "Eastern Columbia Building". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
5. ^ Vincent, Roger (August 11, 2004). "Condos Planned for Art Deco Landmark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
6. ^ Daniels, Cynthia (June 10, 2004). "An Art Deco Landmark Will Shine Once More as Urban Living Space". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
7. ^ Masters, Nathan (May 23, 2012). "L.A.'s Changing Skyline: A Brief History of Skyscrapers in the City of Angels". KCET. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
8. ^ "Eastern Columbia Building > Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour". USC Dornsife. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
9. ^ "McNeil Construction". The Los Angeles Times. 1956-10-19. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
10. ^ "Eastern Columbia Building-deco masterpiece". Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
11. ^ a b c d e Yoshihara, Nancy; Nakano, Craig (17 May 2007). "One landmark, four visions". Los Angeles Times.
12. ^ Los Angeles Times. Searching for the Age of Terra Cotta
13. ^ Masters, Nathan (18 June 2014). "CityDig: Eastern Outfitting and Downtown's Turquoise Gem". Los Angeles Magazine.
14. ^ a b "1929 Landmark Recommended for Historic-Monument Status". Los Angeles Times. 12 May 1985.
15. ^ Jose Huizar - Councilmember District 14, City of Los Angeles. "Councilmember Huizar's Bringing Back Broadway Initiative Welcomes Acne Retail" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-30.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
16. ^ a b The Kor Group. "Eastern Columbia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
17. ^ GlamAmor. Out & About--Art Deco Icon Eastern Columbia Building in Downtown Los Angeles
18. ^ Wurman, Richard Saul & Pietschmann, Patti Covello. Access Los Angeles. HarperCollins (2008), p. 37.
19. ^ "Downtown Store Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Founding". Los Angeles Times. March 1, 1942. p. 31.
20. ^ "Concern Occupies New Home Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1930. p. 8.
21. ^ "Eastern-Columbia expansion 1950". The Los Angeles Times. 18 June 1950. p. 26.
22. ^ "Eastern-Columbia closes down 1957". The Los Angeles Times. 3 February 1957. p. 26.
23. ^ "1957 Eastern Columbia BLDG refitted as offices". The Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1957. p. 102.
24. ^ Daniels, Cynthia (June 10, 2004). "An Art Deco Landmark Will Shine Once More as Urban Living Space". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
25. ^ Los Angeles Downtown News. It's About Time
26. ^ Los Angeles Downtown News. Eastern Columbia Officials to Restart the Clock
27. ^ Los Angeles Downtown News. Art Deco Condos? KOR Pursues Eastern Columbia Building
28. ^ Los Angeles Downtown News. Opulence and Glamour In Downtown
29. ^ Kimley Horn. Eastern Columbia Building
30. ^ Andrea Reider. Eastern Columbia Building, Broadway Theater District, Downtown Los Angeles, March 2014
31. ^ "EASTERN COLUMBIA | DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES | DTLA | Leases Sales". Grand LA Homes Group | Wilfredo Navarro. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
32. ^ Killefer Flammang Architects. Eastern Columbia Archived 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
33. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning - Office of Historic Resources. Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program
34. ^ "Facade Lighting Grants Awarded on Broadway". historiccore.com. March 31, 2014.
35. ^ Alice Walton, "Newsletter", Los Angeles Times, October 2, 2015.
36. ^ "New Downtown LA Tower Would Block Views of Historic Eastern Columbia Clock", Curbed Los Angeles, September 30, 2015.
37. ^ Hillel Aron, "Will Three Proposed Skyscrapers Harm the Character of DTLA's Historic Core?", LA Weekly, June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2022
38. ^ Neal J. Leitereg (October 12, 2016), Johnny Depp sells one-fifth of his penthouse collection in L.A. for $2.5 million Los Angeles Times.
39. ^ Neal J. Leitereg (October 13, 2016), Billionaire Ron Burkle sells penthouse in downtown L.A. for $2.5 million Los Angeles Times.
40. ^ Ashley Jude Collie (August 12, 2015). "LA Stories: Photographer Zane W. Levitt's Tour of Awesome Architecture in the City of Angels". HuffPost. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
41. ^ Pacific Coast Architecture Database - University of Washington. Eastern Columbia Outfitting Company, Flagship Store #2, Los Angeles, CA (1929-1930)
42. ^ a b "The Return of a Treasure". Los Angeles Downtown News. 10 July 2006.
43. ^ Juliano, Michael (October 21, 2014). "LA architecture experts pick the city's most beautiful buildings". Time Out Los Angeles. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
44. ^ Killefer Flammang Architects, KOR Group Converts Landmark into Multifamily Complex.
45. ^ LA Observed. Preservation awards list
46. ^ Historic Places LA. Eastern-Columbia Building Plaque Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
47. ^ Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
48. ^ Los Angeles County Historic Preservation
49. ^ Los Angeles Conservancy
50. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning - Office of Historic Resources. Adaptive Reuse Ordinance
51. ^ "Bringing Back Broadway". Archived from the original on 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
52. ^ Los Angeles Times. Julian M. Sieroty; Retail Store Chain Former Executive
53. ^ Jack Benny Singles archive.org
54. ^ Jack benny Singles archive.org
55. ^ Bradley, Bill (23 November 2014). "11 Things You Didn't Know About 'iCarly'". HuffPost. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
56. ^ "12:01 Pm". IMDb.
57. ^ "IMDB:The Last Hour (1991) Filming & Production". Retrieved May 2, 2022.
58. ^ "Eastern Columbia Building-Downtown (108) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University". 11 September 2007.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eastern Columbia Building.

* Eastern Columbia HOA
* Monumental Deco – Architect Claude Beelman in Los Angeles, from MGM to historic Downtown

* v
* t
* e

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments

* Downtown Los Angeles
* East and Northeast Sides
* Harbor Area
* Hollywood
* San Fernando Valley
* Silver Lake, Angelino Heights and Echo Park
* South Los Angeles
* Westside
* Wilshire and Westlake Areas

* v
* t
* e

Broadway Theater and Commercial District

Contributing
properties|

| Buildings|

* Apparel Center
* Anjac Fashion
* Arcade
* Barker Brothers
* Bradbury
* Braun
* Broadway Cafeteria
* Broadway Interiors
* Broadway Mart Center
* Bullock's complex
* Bridge
* Bullock's
* Bullock's-Hollenbeck
* Eshman
* Gennet
* Hart '24
* Hart '28
* Mackey
* Pease
* Bumiller
* Chapman
* Cheney
* Chester Williams
* Desmond's
* Eastern Columbia
* Fifth Street Store
* Finney's Cafeteria
* Forrester
* Grand Central Market
* Hartfields
* Hubert-Thom McAn
* Issacs
* J. E. Carr
* Mailing's
* May Company
* Merritt
* Metropolitan Annex
* Metropolitan Building
* Ninth and Broadway
* Norton
* O. T. Johnson 2
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Parmelee
* Reed's
* Remick
* Silverwood's
* Singer
* Swelldom
* Trustee
* Walter P. Story
* Wilson
* Wood Brothers
* Woolworth's
* Yorkshire Hotel

|

Theaters|

* Arcade
* Cameo
* Globe
* Los Angeles
* Million Dollar
* Orpheum
* Palace
* Rialto
* Roxie
* Tower
* United

2002
additions|

* Blackstone's Department Store
* Broadway Leasehold
* Irvine-Byrne
* United Artists Theater
* Victor Clothing Company
* Western Costume

Removed
in 2002|

* Karl's
* Lankershim Hotel
* Nelson
* O. T. Johnson
* O. T. Johnson Block

Non-
contributing|

* Blackstone
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Haas
* Hartfield's
* Hoffman
* Jacoby Brothers
* Kress
* Reeves
* Rowley
* Zobel
* Zody's

Mentioned
but not listed|

* Burbank Theater
* Grand Opera House
* Mason Opera House
* Merced Theatre
* Metropolitan Theater

Featured
architects|

* Charles Ronald Aldrich
* Claud Beelman
* George Bergstrom
* John Cooper
* C. Howard Crane
* Alexander Curlett
* Davis & Davis
* Oliver Perry Dennis
* Abram M. Edelman
* Thornton Fitzhugh
* Hudson & Munsell
* Sumner Hunt
* G. Albert Lansburgh
* S. Charles Lee
* Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.
* Albert C. Martin Sr.
* Ernest McConnell
* Meyer and Holler
* Morgan and Walls
* S. Tilden Norton
* John and Donald Parkinson
* Charles F. Plummer
* Willis Polk
* B. Marcus Priteca
* Reid Brothers
* Alfred Rosenheim
* Schultze & Weaver
* Train & Williams
* Walker & Eisen
* Percy A. Eisen
* Albert R. Walker
* Weeks and Day
* Charles Frederick Whittlesey
* William Lee Woollett
* George Wyman
* Robert Brown Young

Other
individuals|

* Ernest A. Batchelder
* Sid Grauman
* Oliver Morosco
* Frank Romero
* Thomas Tally
* Eloy Torrez
* Kent Twitchell

Related topics|

* Broadway (street)
* Downtown Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Historic Core
* Historic districts in the United States
* National Register of Historic Places

* v
* t
* e

History of retail in Southern California

Department stores
with origins in|

| Central
Los Angeles|

* Barker Bros.
* Blackstone's
* Brooks Clothing
* Bon Marché
* The Broadway‎
* Bullock's‎
* Bullocks Wilshire
* Central
* City of Paris
* Coulter's
* Dearden's
* Desmond's
* B. H. Dyas
* Eastern-Columbia
* Fallas Paredes
* Famous (Cal Hirsch & Sons)
* Fifth Street Store
* The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)
* Haggarty's ("New York Store")
* The Hub
* J. M. Hale Co.
* Hamburger's ("People's Store")
* Harris & Frank
* Jacoby Bros.
* May Co. (buildings: May Co. Downtown LA - May Co. Wilshire - May Co. Mission Valley)
* Milliron's (Milliron's/Broadway Westchester)
* Mullen & Bluett
* Myer Siegel
* Phelps-Terkel
* J. W. Robinson's
* Robinsons-May
* Sears-Pico
* Silverwoods
* Swelldom
* Ville de Paris
* Walker's (L.A.)

|

L.A. neighborhoods|

* Iver's (Highland Pk)
* Nahas (N Hwd)
* Quigley's (Hwd)
* Rathbun's (N Hwd)
* Robertson Co. (Hwd)
* Sears Pico–Rimpau

Long Beach|

* Buffums
* The Emporium
* Marti's
* Robert's
* Walker's LB
* Wise Company

Pasadena|

* Boadway Bros.
* Meyer's
* Nash's

Rest of L.A. Co.|

* Boston Stores (Inglewood)
* Butler Bros. (Vernon)
* Chaney's (Hawthorne)
* I. H. Hawkins (Redondo Bch)
* Henshey's (Santa Monica)
* Hinshaw's (Arcadia/Whittier)
* Kitson (W Hwd)
* Myers (Whittier)
* Webb's (Glendale)
* Wineman's (Oxnard/Huntington Pk)

Bakersfield|

* Brock's

Inland Empire|

* Willets (Colton)
* Harris Company (San B'do)

Orange Co.|

* Rankin's (Santa Ana)
* The S.Q.R. Store (Anaheim)

San Diego–Tijuana|

* Barnett-Stine
* Dorian's
* Holzwasser's
* Marston's
* Walker Scott

Elsewhere|

* J. C. Penney
* Montgomery Ward
* Ohrbach's
* Sears

Clothing and shoes|

* Bond's
* Brooks Clothing
* C. H. Baker shoes
* C&R Clothiers
* Hartfield's
* Judy's
* Leed's shoes
* Mandel's (shoes)
* Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue
* Victor Clothing
* Weatherby-Kayser shoes
* Zachary All

Discount and
membership stores|

* The Akron
* Curacao
* Fedco
* Fedmart
* Gemco
* Pic 'N' Save
* Unimart
* White Front
* Zody's

Drugstores|

* Disco Drug and Discount Centers
* Sav-on
* Schwab's Pharmacy
* Thrifty

Furniture and
home furnishings|

* Barker Bros.
* Dearden's
* Parmelee-Dohrmann

Grocery stores|

* Alpha Beta
* Boys Markets
* Chaffee
* Food Giant
* Giant
* Haas, Baruch & Co./Hellman, Haas & Co.
* Hughes Markets
* Market Basket
* Pantry Food Stores
* Pavilions
* Ralphs
* Shopping Bag
* Stater Bros.
* Smart & Final
* Thriftimart
* Tianguis
* Vons

Home enter-
tainment, appliances|

* Adray's
* Cal Stereo
* Federated Group
* Golden Bear Home and Sport Centers
* Ken Crane's
* Leo's Stereo
* Pacific Stereo
* Rogersound Labs
* University Stereo

Home improvement|

* Builders Emporium
* National Lumber
* Ole's Home Centers

Music|

* Licorice Pizza
* Music Plus
* Peaches Records and Tapes
* The Wherehouse
* Wallichs Music City

On-street shopping|

* Los Angeles:
* Plaza
* 1880s-90s CBD
* Broadway (CBD)
* Broadway & 87th, South L.A.*
* Seventh St.
* Flower St.
* Hollywood Blvd.
* Lankershim, North Hollywood
* Miracle Mile, Wilshire Blvd.
* Westwood Village (near UCLA)
* Other cities:
* Beverly Hills: Rodeo Drive
* Burbank: Golden Mall
* Huntington Park: Pacific Blvd.
* Long Beach: Pine St.
* Palm Springs: La Plaza/Palm Canyon Dr. \- See also History of retail in Palm Springs
* Pasadena: Lake Ave.
* Pasadena: Old Pasadena
* Santa Ana: 4th St.
* Santa Monica: Main St. \- 3rd St. Promenade

L.A.
shopping center
"firsts"|

* Oldest origins of a major L.A. chain: Harris & Frank (1876) - 1st dept. store on Broadway: A. Fusenot Co./Ville de Paris \- 1st dept. store on 7th off Broadway: J. W. Robinson's (1915) - 1st planned shopping district: Westwood Village (1929) - 1st suburban dept. store branch: B. H. Dyas/Broadway Hollywood (1927) - 1st center with multiple supermarkets: Broadway & 87th Street shopping center (1936) - 1st center with department store anchor: Broadway-Crenshaw Center (1947) - 1st enclosed mall: Lakewood Center (1951) - 1st mall in Orange County: Anaheim Plaza (1955) - 1st center with 4 dept. stores: Panorama City Shopping Center (1964)

Shopping centers|

| Los Angeles|

| L.A. Central Area|

* ARCO Plaza*
* Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
* Beverly Center
* Beverly Connection
* The Bloc Los Angeles
* Broadway & 87th Street*
* Crossroads of the World
* Eagle Rock Plaza
* El Mercado de Los Angeles
* Farmers Market
* FIGat7th
* Grove at Farmers Market
* Japanese Village Plaza
* Los Angeles Mall
* Midtown Crossing & Sears-Pico
* Ovation Hollywood
* Town & Country Market*
* Weller Court
* West Hollywood Gateway

|

Westside|

* Airport Marina Hotel*
* Brentwood Country Mart
* Edgemar
* Malibu Country Mart
* Palisades Village
* Platform, Culver City
* Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
* Santa Monica Place
* Third Street Promenade
* Westfield Century City
* Westfield Culver City

San Fernando Valley|

* Americana at Brand
* Burbank Town Center
* Commons at Calabasas
* Fallbrook Center
* Glendale Fashion Center
* Glendale Galleria
* NoHo West
* Northridge Fashion Center
* Panorama Mall
* Promenade (Woodland Hills)*
* Sherman Oaks Galleria*
* Universal CityWalk
* Valley Plaza*
* Westfield Fashion Square
* Westfield Topanga

San Gabriel Valley|

* Eastland Center
* El Monte Shopping Center*
* El Rancho Santa Anita
* Indian Hill Mall*
* Paseo Colorado
* Plaza West Covina
* Pomona Mall*
* Puente Hills Mall
* Shops at Santa Anita

South Bay|

* Del Amo Fashion Center
* Fisherman's Village
* Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center
* Old Towne Mall*
* Peninsula Center
* Promenade on the Peninsula
* South Bay Galleria
* SouthBay Pavilion

Southeast L.A. Co.|

* Los Cerritos Center
* Cerritos Towne Center
* Citadel Outlets
* Lakewood Center
* La Mirada Mall*
* Plaza México
* Promenade at Downey
* Quad at Whittier
* Santa Fe Springs Mall*
* Santa Fe Springs Shopping Center*
* Shops at Montebello
* Stonewood Center
* Uptown Whittier
* Whittier Downs*
* Whittwood Town Center*

Long Beach|

* Long Beach Plaza
* Long Beach Towne Center
* Los Altos Center
* Marina Pacifica Mall

Northern L.A. Co.|

* Antelope Valley Mall
* Valencia Town Center

Orange|

* Anaheim GardenWalk
* Anaheim Plaza
* Anaheim Town Square
* Anaheim Towne Center
* Asian Garden Mall
* Bella Terra
* Brea Mall
* Buena Park Downtown
* Downtown Disney
* Fashion Island
* Honer Plaza*
* Irvine Spectrum
* La Habra Fashion Square*
* Laguna Hills Mall
* MainPlace Mall
* The Market Place
* Orange County Plaza*
* Orangefair Mall*
* Outlets at Orange
* Shops at Mission Viejo
* South Coast Plaza
* Village at Orange
* Westminster Mall

Riverside|

* Desert Fashion Plaza
* Galleria at Tyler
* Hemet Valley Mall
* Indio Fashion Mall*
* Main St. pedestrian mall, Riverside
* Moreno Valley Mall
* La Plaza (Palm Springs)
* Promenade In Temecula
* Riverside Plaza
* Shops at Palm Desert

San Bernardino|

* Barstow Mall
* Carousel Mall
* Citrus Plaza
* Citrus Village
* Inland Center
* Mall of Victor Valley
* Montclair Plaza
* Ontario Mills
* Redlands Mall
* Victoria Gardens

San Diego|

* Chula Vista Center
* College Grove
* Escondido Village*
* Fashion Valley
* Grossmont Center
* Horton Plaza
* La Jolla Village Square
* Las Americas Premium Outlets
* Linda Vista Shopping Center (demolished)
* Mission Valley
* North County Mall
* One Paseo
* Otay Ranch Town Center
* Parkway Plaza
* Seaport Village
* Shoppes at Carlsbad
* South Bay Plaza
* Westfield Plaza Bonita
* Westfield UTC

Santa Barbara|

* La Cumbre Plaza
* Paseo Nuevo
* Santa Maria Town Center

Ventura|

* Collection at RiverPark
* Esplanade
* The Oaks
* Pacific View Mall
* Simi Valley Town Center

Elsewhere|

* Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro
* Valley Plaza Mall, Bakersfield

See also: History of retail in Southern California – History of retail in Palm Springs — Note: starred (*) listings indicate former regional mall now site of strip-style community center with new name

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Downtown Los Angeles

Districts and
neighborhoods|

* Arts District
* Bunker Hill
* Chinatown
* Civic Center
* Fashion District
* Financial District
* Flower District
* Gallery Row
* Historic Core
* Broadway Theater District
* Old Bank District
* Spring Street Financial District
* Victorian Downtown
* Jewelry District
* Los Angeles Plaza
* Little Tokyo
* ROW DTLA
* Skid Row
* South Park
* Toy District
* Wholesale District

Buildings|

| Government|

| City|

* Central Library
* City Hall
* Fire Station No. 23
* LAPD Headquarters

|

County|

* Criminal Justice Center
* Hall of Administration
* Hall of Justice
* Hall of Records
* LADWP Headquarters
* Metro Headquarters
* Stanley Mosk Courthouse
* Twin Towers Correctional

State|

* Junipero Serra
* Ronald Reagan

Federal|

* 300 North Los Angeles Street
* Courthouses
* Edward R. Roybal
* Spring Street
* United States
* Federal Reserve Bank
* Terminal Annex

Multiple|

* Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Hotels|

| Converted|

* Ace
* Delphi
* Freehand
* Haas Trademark Collection
* Per La
* Trinity

|

Original|

* Barclay
* Cecil
* DoubleTree by Hilton
* Figueroa
* Millennium Biltmore
* Pico House
* Westin Bonaventure

Industrial|

* California Mart
* Cast Iron Commercial
* Coca-Cola
* Cohn-Goldwater
* Gerry
* Santa Fe Freight Depot

Office|

| Converted|

* Barker Brothers
* Desmond's
* Engine Company No. 28
* F. and W. Grand Silver Store
* Hubert-Thom McAn
* May Company
* Metropolitan Annex
* Pettebone
* Schulte United
* Zobel

|

Original|

* 1Cal
* 2Cal
* 444 South Flower
* 611 Place
* 777
* Aon
* AT&T
* Bank of America
* Bradbury
* Braun
* Broadway Leasehold
* City National
* EY
* Figueroa at Wilshire
* Garfield
* Garment Capitol
* Gas Company
* Herald Examiner
* Issacs
* MCI
* Merritt
* Ninth and Broadway
* O. T. Johnson
* O. T. Johnson Block
* One Wilshire
* Park Central
* Parmelee
* Platt
* Remick
* South Park
* TCW
* Times Mirror Square
* Union Bank
* US Bank
* Walter P. Story
* Wells Fargo
* Wilshire Grand
* Wurlitzer

Religious|

* Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
* Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
* Higashi Honganji Temple
* Hompa Hongwanji Temple
* Koyasan Temple
* La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
* Thien Hau Temple
* Zenshuji Soto Misson

Residential|

| Converted|

* AG Bartlett
* Blackstone
* Board of Trade
* Brockman
* Bumiller
* Chapman
* Chester Williams
* Continental
* Eastern Columbia
* Fifth Street Store
* Fine Arts
* Foreman & Clark
* Gas Company Complex
* General Petroleum
* Hellman
* Higgins
* The Edison
* Homer Laughlin
* Hotel Alexandria
* Palm Court
* Hotel Rosslyn Annex
* Irvine-Byrne
* J. E. Carr
* James Oviatt
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Norton
* Pacific Electric
* Roosevelt
* Rowley
* San Fernando
* Security
* Singer
* South Park Lofts
* Broadway-Spring Arcade
* Subway Terminal
* Textile Center
* Title Guarantee and Trust Company
* Victor Clothing Company
* Western Costume
* Yorkshire Hotel

|

Original|

* 820 Olive
* Circa
* Forrester
* Metropolis
* Oceanwide
* Park Fifth
* Star
* William Mead

Retail|

* Bullock's complex
* Cheney Block
* Downtown Jewelry Exchange
* Finney's Cafeteria
* Hoffman
* Karl's
* Lerners
* Reeves
* Schaber's Cafeteria
* Silverwood's
* Swelldom
* Wilson
* Woolworth's

Theaters|

| Theater District|

* Arcade
* Cameo
* Globe
* Los Angeles
* Million Dollar
* Orpheum
* Palace
* Rialto
* Roxie
* State
* Tower
* United Artists

|

Music Center|

* Ahmanson
* Dorothy Chandler
* Mark Taper
* REDCAT
* Walt Disney Concert Hall

Other|

* Belasco
* David Henry Hwang
* Mayan
* Merced
* Novo
* Peacock
* Zipper

Other|

* Farmers and Merchants Bank
* Friday Morning Club
* Grand Olympic Auditorium
* Los Angeles Athletic Club
* Los Angeles Stock Exchange
* Plaza Substation

Other
Points of
Interest|

| Museums|

* A+D
* African American Firefighter
* Ávila Adobe
* The Broad
* Chinese American
* Grammy
* Institute of Contemporary Art
* Italian American
* Japanese American
* LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
* Museum of Contemporary Art
* Plaza Firehouse
* Sepulveda House

|

Parks|

* Angels Knoll
* Biddy Mason
* Grand
* Court of Historic American Flags
* Grand Hope
* Maguire Gardens
* Spring Street
* State Historic

Plazas|

* California
* Chinatown Central
* Fletcher Bowron
* Francis K Hashimoto
* Japanese Village
* Los Angeles
* Pershing
* St. Vincent's

Restaurants|

* Bavel
* Bottega Louie
* Camphor
* Cicada
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Cole's
* Corporation Food Hall
* Hayato
* Kato
* Original Pantry Cafe
* Orsa & Winston
* Philippe's
* Q Sushi
* Shibumi
* Water Grill

Schools|

* Arizona State University California Center
* Cathedral High
* The Chicago School Los Angeles campus
* Colburn
* Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
* Ramón C. Cortines Visual and Performing Arts
* Southern California Institute of Architecture

Shopping|

* The Bloc
* California Flower Mall
* FIGat7th
* The Last Bookstore
* Los Angeles Mall
* Santee Alley

Other|

* California Hospital Medical Center
* Crypto.com Arena
* Indian Alley
* L.A. Live
* Los Angeles Convention Center
* Los Angeles River
* Olvera Street
* Public Art

Transportation|

| Freeways|

* I-5
* I-10
* I-110/SR-110
* Arroyo Seco Parkway
* Figueroa Street Tunnels
* Harbor Transitway
* SR-60
* US-101
* Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange
* East Los Angeles Interchange
* Four Level Interchange
* Metro ExpressLanes

|

Metro|

* A Line
* B Line
* D Line
* E Line
* J Line
* El Monte Busway
* Silver Streak
* Metro Center Station
* Regional Connector
* Southeast Gateway Line

Streets|

| East-West|

* 1-10
* 1st
* 2nd St. Tunnel
* 3rd
* 6th
* 6th St. Viaduct
* 7th
* 10th
* Cesar Chavez
* Olympic
* Pico
* Temple
* Wilshire

|

North-South|

* Alameda
* Broadway
* Central
* Figueroa
* Kobe Bryant
* Grand
* Grand Avenue Project
* Hill
* Los Angeles
* Main
* San Pedro
* Spring

Intersections|

* Naud Junction
* Route 66 Western Terminus
* Squares
* Carol E. Schatz
* Cooper Do-Nuts/Nancy Valverde
* Joel Bloom
* Joel Wachs
* John Fante
* Judge Delbert E Wong
* Ray Bradbury

Union
Station|

* Aerial Rapid Transit
* Amtrak
* California High-Speed Rail
* Dodger Stadium Express
* FlyAway
* Metrolink
* Patsaouras Transit Plaza
* USC Shuttle

Other|

* Alameda Corridor
* Angels Flight
* Hollywood Subway (defunct)

Regions
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Downtown
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Harbor Area
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