Schulte United Building

Historic building in Los Angeles, USA

United States historic place

Schulte United Building

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

The building in 2014

Location of building in Los Angeles County

Location| 529 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates| 34°02′52″N 118°15′06″W﻿ / ﻿34.0477°N 118.2517°W﻿ / 34.0477; -118.2517
Built| 1928
Part of| Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP| May 9, 1979[1]

Schulte United Building, also known as Broadway Arts Tower[2] and Broadway Interiors,[1] is a historic five-story building located at 529 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

## History

[edit]

Schulte United Building, built in 1928, was originally home to the Schulte United department store and a 125-seat cafeteria. Schulte United vacated the building upon its bankruptcy in the 1960s, and the upper stores remained vacant for the next four decades.[2][3]

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

The building was bought for $3.1 million in 2012,[4] then an additional $2 million was spent converting the interior to offices.[3] This conversion, first of the Historic Commercial Reuse Initiative meant to revitalize the dormant historic buildings on Broadway,[5][6] was completed in 2014, at which point the building was renamed Broadway Arts Tower.[3] Also in 2014, the building was awarded $15,489 ($19,935 in 2023) through the Bringing Back Broadway initiative to buy decorative fluted hood lights to illuminate its top-floor signage.[7]

## Architecture and design

[edit]

Schulte United Building is made of brick and concrete and features a flat facade with terra cotta ornamentation.[1] The building's interior features brickwork, hardwood floors, a tin ceiling, and a large staircase with bronze inlays and brass handrails.[2][3]

Much of the building, including the facade, brickwork, ceiling, and hardwood floors, were restored when the building was converted to offices in 2014. Additionally, non-original paint was removed from the staircase, a new elevator was added, and the original elevator was converted to a "glass well" skylight.[3]

## See also

[edit]

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

## References

[edit]

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 "Broadway Arts Tower Brings First New Office in 80 Years to Broadway". historiccore.com. November 3, 2014.
3. ^ a b c d e Kim, Eddie (September 9, 2014). "Dead Broadway Building Brought Back to Life". Los Angeles Downtown News.
4. ^ "529 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Property Information". PropertyShark. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
5. ^ Barragan, Bianca (August 19, 2014). "Inside Broadway's First Historic Tower Revived as Office Space". Curbed Los Angeles.
6. ^ Kudler, Adrian Glick (December 11, 2013). "City Making It Easier To Convert Broadway's Historic Buildings Into Office Space". Curbed Los Angeles.
7. ^ "Facade Lighting Grants Awarded on Broadway". historiccore.com. March 31, 2014.

* v
* t
* e

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

|

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|

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

|

Original|

* 1Cal
* 2Cal
* 444 South Flower
* 611 Place
* 777
* Aon
* AT&T
* Bank of America
* Bradbury
* Braun
* City National
* EY
* Figueroa at Wilshire
* Garfield
* Garment Capitol
* Gas Company
* Herald Examiner
* Issacs
* MCI
* Merritt
* Ninth and Broadway
* 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
* J. E. Carr
* James Oviatt
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Norton
* Pacific Electric
* Roosevelt
* San Fernando
* Security
* Singer
* South Park Lofts
* Broadway-Spring Arcade
* Subway Terminal
* Textile Center
* Title Guarantee and Trust Company
* Victor Clothing Company
* Yorkshire Hotel

|

Original|

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

Retail|

* Finney's Cafeteria
* Karl's
* Lerners
* 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
* 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

|

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

|

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

* 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
* 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
* 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|

* 347-9 S. Broadway
* 900-06 S. 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
* Claud Beelman
* George Bergstrom
* John Cooper
* C. Howard Crane
* Alexander Curlett
* Oliver Perry Dennis
* Thornton Fitzhugh
* Sumner Hunt
* 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
* Willis Polk
* 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

Other artists|

* Ernest A. Batchelder
* Frank Romero
* 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]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template