J. E. Carr Building

Historic building in Los Angeles, USA

United States historic place

J. E. Carr Building

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

The building in 2014

Location of building in Los Angeles County

Location| 644 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates| 34°02′44″N 118°15′10″W﻿ / ﻿34.04555°N 118.25266°W﻿ / 34.04555; -118.25266
Built| 1908
Architect| Robert Brown Young
Architectural style| Renaissance Revival
Part of| Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP| May 9, 1979[1]

J. E. Carr Building, also known as the Joseph E. Carr Building and Brooks Building, is a historic eight story high-rise located at 644 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

## History

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J. E. Carr Building was designed by Robert Brown Young and built in 1908.[1] The building opened in 1909, at which point it housed a furniture company. In the 1940s, the building housed Brooks Clothing, for which the building was later renamed Brooks Building. Other clothing stores were located in the building in the 1970s.[2][3]

In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with J. E. Carr Building listed as a contributing property in the district.[1]

By 2017, the building was mostly empty, with the upper floors vacant since the 1980s. Plans to convert the building to residential with a ground floor bar were announced in the mid-2010s. Previous plans for the building included converting it into an automated parking system.[2][3][4]

## Architecture and design

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J. E. Carr Building was built with steel reinforced concrete and an enamelled terra cotta and brick facade. It features a Renaissance Revival design that includes heavy cornice, arched windows, and an unusually high amount of plate glass for its time period.[1][2][5]

## See also

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* List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior \- National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
2. ^ a b c Slayton, Nicholas (June 23, 2016). "Another Broadway Building to Become Housing". ladowntownnews.com.
3. ^ a b "Brooks Building". downtownla.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
4. ^ Kim, Eddie; Manthei, Emily; Regardie, Jon; Slayton, Nicholas (September 19, 2017). "Building L.A.: Updates on 116 Downtown Projects". ladowntownnews.com.
5. ^ Sitton, Tom (2008). "GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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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
* Skid Row
* South Park
* Toy District
* Wholesale District

Buildings|

| Government|

| City|

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

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County|

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

Federal|

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

Multiple|

* Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Hotels|

| Converted|

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

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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|

* 1Cal
* 2Cal
* 444 South Flower
* 611 Place
* 777
* Aon
* AT&T
* Bank of America
* Bradbury
* City National
* Engine Company No. 28
* EY
* Figueroa at Wilshire
* Garfield
* Garment Capitol
* Gas Company
* Herald Examiner
* May Company
* MCI
* Merritt
* One Wilshire
* Park Central
* Platt
* South Park
* TCW
* Times Mirror Square
* Terminal Annex
* Union Bank
* US Bank
* Walter P. Story
* Wells Fargo
* Wilshire Grand

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
* Continental
* Eastern Columbia
* Fine Arts
* Foreman & Clark
* Gas Company Complex
* General Petroleum
* Hellman
* Higgins
* The Edison
* Homer Laughlin
* Hotel Alexandria
* Palm Court
* Hotel Rosslyn Annex
* J. E. Carr
* James Oviatt
* Judson-Rives
* Norton
* Pacific Electric
* Roosevelt
* San Fernando
* Security
* Singer
* South Park Lofts
* Spring Arcade
* Subway Terminal
* Textile Center
* Title Guarantee and Trust Company

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Original|

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

Theaters|

| Theater District|

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

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Music Center|

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

Other|

* Belasco
* David Henry Hwang
* Downtown Independent
* Grand Olympic
* Mayan
* Merced
* Novo
* Peacock
* Trinity
* Zipper

Other|

* Farmers and Merchants Bank
* Friday Morning Club
* 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

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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
* Hayato
* Kato
* Original Pantry Cafe
* Orsa & Winston
* Philippe's
* Q Sushi
* Shibumi
* Water Grill

Schools|

* Arizona State University California Center
* Cathedral High
* 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

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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 Street Tunnel
* 3rd
* Sixth Street Viaduct
* 7th
* Cesar Chavez
* Olympic
* Pico
* Temple
* Wilshire

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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
Crescenta Valley
Downtown
Eastside
Harbor Area
Greater Hollywood
Northeast LA
Northwest LA
San Fernando Valley
South LA
Westside
Central Los Angeles & Wilshire area

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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
* Bullock's complex
* Bridge
* Eshman
* Gennet
* Hart '24
* Hart '28
* Mackey
* Pease
* Bullocks-Hollenbeck
* Bumiller
* Chapman
* Cheney
* Chester Williams
* Desmond's
* Eastern Columbia
* Fifth Street
* Finney's Cafeteria
* Forrester
* Grand Central Market
* Hartfields
* Hubert-Thom McAn
* Issacs
* J. E. Carr
* Karl's
* Lankershim Hotel
* Mailings
* May Company
* Merritt
* Metropolitan Annex
* Metropolitan Building
* Nelson
* Ninth and Broadway
* Norton
* O. T. Johnson
* 1
* 2
* Block
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Parmelee
* Reeds
* Remick
* Silverwood's
* Singer
* Swelldom
* Trustee
* Walter P. Story
* Wilson
* Wood Brothers
* Woolworth's
* Yorkshire Hotel

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Theaters|

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

Non-
contributing|

* 347-9 South Broadway
* Baker
* Barry's
* Blackstone
* Broadway Market
* C. H. Baker's
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Eastman's
* Emperor
* Gebhard
* Haas
* Hartfield's
* Hoffman
* Jacoby Brothers
* Judson's
* "Levis"
* Kress
* Reeves
* Rowley
* Shannon
* Wise Shop
* Young Age Shop
* Zobel
* Zody's

Mentioned
but not listed|

* Metropolitan Theater

Featured
architects|

* Charles Ronald Aldrich
* Ernest A. Batchelder
* Claud Beelman
* George Bergstrom
* John Cooper
* Alexander Curlett
* Oliver Perry Dennis
* Thornton Fitzhugh
* G. Albert Lansburgh
* S. Charles Lee
* Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.
* Albert C. Martin Sr.
* Ernest McConnell
* Meyer and Holler
* Morgan and Walls
* John and Donald Parkinson
* B. Marcus Priteca
* Reid Brothers
* Alfred Rosenheim
* Schultze & Weaver
* Walker & Eisen
* Percy A. Eisen
* Albert R. Walker
* Weeks and Day
* Charles Frederick Whittlesey
* William Lee Woollett
* George Wyman
* Robert Brown Young

Related topics|

* Broadway (street)
* Downtown Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Historic Core

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