L.A.'S K-Town: Culture and Community

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L.A.’s K-Town: Culture and Community n the early twentieth century, Los Angeles’ Korean and Korean-American population lived primarily on downtown’s Bunker Hill, one of the few places that allowed non-white residents. Over the next few decades, the community began to shift to a part of downtown adjacent to Wiltern Theatre and Pellisier Wilshire Boulevard Tem- The Mercury Wilshire Professional Building Wilshire Colonnade St. Basil Catholic Church the UniversityThe of lineSouthern Hotel California. The new Korean community near Jeff erson Boulevard became a hub for organizations that provided Building I ple 3810 Wilshire Address 3731 Wilshire Blvd 3611 Wilshire Blvd Korean immigrants and families with services such as medical and fi nancial assistance, as well as political and religious support. 3790 Wilshire Blvd Blvd 3663 Wilshire Blvd Year, architect 1970, Edward Durell Stone 1969, A. C. Martin & Associates By the 1950s, a second wave of Korean immigrants reeling from the Korean War made their way to the United States and Los Angeles. The 1931, Stiles O. Clements and G. Albert The Mercury was the 1929, Abram M. Edelman and Samuel population of what is now called “Old Koreatown” swelled with newcomers. A decade later, thanks to relaxed federal immigration rules, it grew [blurb] Formerly called the Ahmanson Cen- The $3 million project of massive concrete Lansburgh last buildings designed Tilden Norton was the target of Chicano Movementeven pro- more. by architect Cluad ter, Wilshire Colonnade was built as a This art deco gem originally opened as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monu- test for its extravagance. Started by AlbertMeanwhile, the central Wilshire area was growing by leaps and bounds. In 1957, the City lifted building height restrictions, and high-rise Beelman. Desinged for tribute to the financier, Howard F. part of the Warner Brothers Western The- ment #116 C. Martin Sr. and finished by his sons,commercial Al- buildings sprouted up along the corridor. Original residents of the area, lured by the siren song of affl uent postwar suburbia, J.Paul Getty The Mer- Ahmanson, his contribution to Los atre chain. Closing only 18 months after bert Jr. and John Edward, the building is cury was once the Angeles, and classical Roman architec- Congregation B’nai B’rith, the first migrated west and to the suburbs, leaving the neighborhood free for denser development. opening , the theatre reopened in 1935 inspired by early churches and monaster- headqyartes of the Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, Lower rents and abundant commercial real estate drew the with its current name but by 1970s was in ture. ies. Getty Oil Company. dedicated its current temple in 1929. plan to be demolished. Reopened in 1985, S. ALEXANDRIA AVE. burgeoning Korean community to the area, many of whom set up S. KENMOREAVE. the building is currently used for re- NORMANDIE AVE. storefronts and eateries in the area’s now ubiquitous strip malls.

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W. S. SERRANOAVE. 6TH STREET W. 6TH STREET S. HARVARD BLVD. In and between the pastel terra cotta of some of Los Angeles’ ﬁ nest entertainment. 9 S. NEWHAMPSHIREAVE. HOBART BLVD. examples605 Normande of its early Ave architecture, Korean immigrants made their S. VERMONTAVE. Oasis Church 1926,homes. Walker & Eisen 634 S. Normandie Avenue 3 5 6 7 8 10 13 15 16 Los AngelesAs with Historic so many-Cultural neighborhoods Monu- in Los Angeles, the buildings WILSHIRE PL. WILSHIRE WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SHATTO PL. mentand #1013historic sites encompassed within Koreatown are home to S. ARDMOREAVE. S. MARIPOSA AVE. S. WESTERN AVE. S. OXFORD AVE. S. ST. ANDREWS PL. Robert Orr S. KINGSLEYDR.

2 1 4 14 17 18 S. BERENDOST. 19 20 21 Openedmultiple during community the heyday identities, of Wil- layered one atop another. Roughly Wilshire Christian Church was the IROLO ST. shire53% district, of the thispopulation former residential in Koreatown identiﬁ es as Latinx. The El ﬁrst church built in the Wilshire hotelSalvador hosted Corridor, many famous formally names, designated in 2012, is located just area. The original bungalow style, most notably novelist Malcolm Lowry, set away from the street, was re- 7TH STREET 7TH STREET whosouth wrote of Under Koreatown the Volcano on Vermontduring Avenue, and Little Bangladesh placed with a Romanesque struc- Community and Culture hisborders stay at the four Normandie. blocks of Koreatown to the north. The people in these

ture with Byzantine elements by neighborhoods infl uence the blocks and buildings of Koreatown Robert Orr. Visible from Wilshire K-Town: L.A.’s Chapman Plaza Robert F. Kennedy Community through the food they eat, the languages they speak, and the is the rose window by the master The Equitable Gaylord Apartments The Windsor Apart- 3451 W 6th St Schools. (Ambassador Hotel) buildings they inhabit. To explore the iconic buildings in Koreatown craftsmen at Judson Studios, said 3435 Wilshire Boulevard 3355 Wilshire Blvd ments 3400 Wilshire Blvd is to explore a storyscape of communities—the communities of to be a copy of one in the Rheims 1929, Morgan, Walls, and Clem- Finished in 1969 this in- 1924/1962, Walker & Eisen 3198 W 7th St ents 2010, Los Angeles. Security Pacifi c National Bank Collection/Los Angeles Public Library ternational style sky- Named after Henry Gaylord Wil- 1927/1949 Chapman Park Studios Originally named Chapman Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools scraper ties with Los An- are a collection of six schools that now shire, founder of Wilshire Blvd Park Market, the plaza was one geles City hall as the sits on the former site of the Ambassa- This Tudor style apartment is Art Deco in Koreatown Skyscrapers in Koreatown located on what once was one of the first automobile-centric, 26th tallest building in dor Hotel. The site of six Oscar ceremo- he term ‘Art Deco’ was coined in 1968 to describe the style earful that the downtown streets of the growing city would drive-in markets in the west nies and assassination of Robert F. Ken- of the most luxurious spots in Los Angeles. nedy, the Ambassador was demolished of design popular in the late 1920s to 1930s. Post-World War follow the path of the East Coast’s hulking, shadow-casting coast. Exploring Olympic Boulevard: Sunday, November 5, 2017 Los Angeles. T F in 2005. I, designers sought to create a more modern look, infl uenced by skyscrapers, Los Angeles chose a diff erent route. By 1911, the Los Immanuelnon-anglo Presbyterian cultures (mainly Mayan, Egyptian, and Assyrian) and Angeles City Council passed a bill limiting building heights to 150 1 S. NEWHAMPSHIREAVE. Churchthe new technologies of the machine age. Unlike previous classical feet. Additional height would only be allowed to accommodate 2 3300architectural Wilshire Blvd. styles, such as Beaux Arts, Art Deco emphasized unoccupied (i.e. non-leasable) space for rooftop mechanical rooms The Furrier W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD 5 Chauncey F. Skilling IROLO ST. NORMANDIE AVE. FEDORA ST. S. KENMOREAVE. DEWEY AVE. S. VERMONTAVE. S. BERENDOST. S. CATALINA ST. S. MARIPOSA AVE. 3 1928vertical, streamlined movement and included decorations with and similar considerations. As a result of this mandate, most of the repeating geometric shapes and zigzag patterns. Glazed terra cotta, older buildings in downtown Los Angeles and those along Wilshire Modeled after French Gothic ca- glass and mirrored surfaces, metal fi ttings, and custom-designed Boulevard, such as the Gaylord Apartments or the Talmadge, are thedrals, this church houses a con- 4 gregationfi xtures that were dates also to 1888 used. and Built-in symbolic references to the building no taller than twelve or thirteen stories – the maximum number of The todayowners, serves nearby or to theLatinx, type Filipi- of business conducted at the site, were also fl oors a 150-foot height limit would allow. Oriental Mission Church (Not no, popular.Korean, and Be Ethiopian sure to commu- look for these features in Art Deco buildings along The arrival of the Art Deco style, which favored tapering towers shown) Talmadge Apartments Bullocks Wilshire nities.Wilshire The building's Boulevard, stone-clad including Wilshire Professional, The Wiltern, in the vein of New York’s Chrysler Building, allowed architects I. Magnin corner tower soars 205 feet above the Wilshire Galleria, and Bullocks Wilshire/Southwestern Law to push the boundaries of what could constitute unoccupied 1 Da Wool Jung 3050by Hi Wilshire Duk Lee, Blvd who also built the neighboring VIP Plaza, the VIP Palace and Wilshire, supported by a steel 3240 Wilshire Blvd. School. “mechanical” rooms. The Bullocks Wilshire building (now part 1000 S. Normandie Ave. • 2006 1929,Plaza Parkinson were the fi& rst Parkinson buildings in Los Angeles to be constructed in the traditional frame that allows for a strikingly Da Wool Jung (“harmonious gathering place”) is Korean style, with blue roof tiles and a façade painted to resemble Korean of Southwestern Law School) erected in 1929, tops out at 241 1938 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument a traditional Korean-style pavilion. It was built palaces. Now occupied by the Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza, which opened in feet, thanks to a nearly 150-foot-high “mechanical room” atop #56 LegendReligion and Its Role in Koreatown using time-honored methods – without any 1994, the restaurant has continued to serve as a neighborhood gathering place, this time centered around Oaxacan food, dance, and culture. In 2015, it was its structure. Despite the City’s height limit, Los Angeles got its nails or screws – by craftspeople from Korea. One of the first department stores to Blue: Saturdayoreatown is home to over one hundred religious institutions. It is part of the Madang Open Space Project, awarded the James Beard America’s Classic award. “skyscrapers.” cater to automobile, suburban culture, Pink:K SundayMany of the larger houses of worship in Koreatown, such organized by the Korean American Chamber Bullocks Wilshire (originally Bullock’s, In 1957, Los Angeles made room for true skyscrapers when of Commerce and Los Angeles Neighborhood 4 Hannam Market as Wilshire Christian Church, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and apostrophe was dropped in 1970 and can voters repealed the height limit, replacing the previous guideline Initiative. The project sought to build a park 2740 W. Olympic Blvd. • 1965, Lorand West Immanuel Presbyterian Church, were constructed in the 1920s. still be seen on the building plaque) with a Floor-to-Area (FAR) ratio formula. This “density-based” connecting the pavilion with the Koreatown Opened by Kee Whan Ha, Hannam Market was the fi rst of what would become These grand structures catered to the affl uent population living Senior and Community Center located across a popular chain of Korean grocery stores. As the 1992 Los Angeles riots spread formula allowed buildings to be twice as high as before, as long as in Wilshire Center at the time. As the demographics of the the street. The plan proved unfeasible, and the to Koreatown, Ha refused to leave his store unprotected. He organized his they occupied only half of their property footprint (or four times as pavilion is all that was constructed. workers and other Korean business owners in defense of their properties, neighborhood began to change in the 1950s and 1960s with new Alex Inshishian high, occupying only one-quarter of their property). The result is assembling at Hannam Market to take a stand. During a shootout at the market, waves of immigrants, the role of religious institutions in the 2 Kim Bang Ah one of Ha’s security guards was killed. Hannam Market was left intact. evident in downtown and along Wilshire Boulevard: taller buildings neighborhood began to change. The Oriental Mission Church on 3031 W. Olympic Blvd. • 1960, Immanuel H. Lewin with large, open plazas surrounding them. 5 Koreatown Gateway Signs Western Avenue was one of the fi rst places to serve as a communal Kim Bang Ah has been owned and operated by three generations of the Kim The 34-story Equitable Life Building, completed in 1969, family since opening in 1967. A bakery and dry goods store, Kim Bang Ah 2716 W. Olympic Blvd./3250 W. Olympic Blvd. gathering site for early Korean immigrants, providing essential 2011, Anne Kim exemplifi es the City’s revised height ordinance. Though 453 feet tall provides the neighborhood with rice and acorn fl ours used in traditional social services. It and the churches that followed in its footsteps Korean dishes, as well as signature rice cakes. These four gateways, along with the artistic crosswalks and decorative lamps (one foot shorter than City Hall), the skyscraper is set well back from located along Olympic Boulevard, were constructed as part of a streetscape emphasized the need for education and encouraged people to start the boulevard, and it off ers spacious plazas and open space on all 3 Guelaguetza redevelopment project in 2011. Along the bottom of each gateway are panels their own businesses. Today, most churches in Koreatown conduct of text that off er a brief history of the neighborhood. Perched on top is a Bong four sides. The Mercury, completed in 1963, looms 312 feet above the 3014 W. Olympic Blvd. • 1975, Kang Ho Lee services in English, Spanish, and Korean, and continue to play an Hwang, an East Asian mythical bird that represents happiness and prosperity. corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, yet provides open Originally home to the Korean restaurant VIP Palace, which opened in 1975, important role within the community. the building served not only as a restaurant but also as a cultural center. Built space on its southern and western elevations. Wiltern Theatre and Pellisier Wilshire Boulevard Tem- The Mercury Wilshire Professional Building Wilshire Colonnade St. Basil Catholic Church The line Hotel Building ple 3810 Wilshire Address 3731 Wilshire Blvd 3611 Wilshire Blvd 3790 Wilshire Blvd Blvd 3663 Wilshire Blvd Year, architect 1970, Edward Durell Stone 1969, A. C. Martin & Associates 1931, Stiles O. Clements and G. Albert The Mercury was the 1929, Abram M. Edelman and Samuel [blurb] Formerly called the Ahmanson Cen- The $3 million project of massive concrete Lansburgh last buildings designed Tilden Norton was the target of Chicano Movement pro- by architect Cluad ter, Wilshire Colonnade was built as a This art deco gem originally opened as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monu- test for its extravagance. Started by Albert Beelman. Desinged for tribute to the financier, Howard F. part of the Warner Brothers Western The- ment #116 C. Martin Sr. and finished by his sons, Al- J.Paul Getty The Mer- Ahmanson, his contribution to Los atre chain. Closing only 18 months after bert Jr. and John Edward, the building is cury was once the Angeles, and classical Roman architec- Congregation B’nai B’rith, the first opening , the theatre reopened in 1935 inspired by early churches and monaster- headqyartes of the Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, Shaped like the hat it was named for, the Brown Derby was designed to draw the with its current name but by 1970s was inExploring Wilshire Boulevard: Saturday,ture. November 4, 2017 ies. Getty Oil Company. dedicated its current temple in 1929. attention of passing motorists. In an eff ort to save the building mid-demolition, plan to be demolished. Reopened in 1985, S. ALEXANDRIA AVE. the Los Angeles Conservancy and Hollywood Heritage negotiated to keep the S. KENMORE AVE. the building is currently used for re- NORMANDIE AVE. dome of the hat intact. The dome was later moved and incorporated into the 2nd 11 12 S. 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W. S. SERRANO AVE. 6TH STREET W. 6TH STREET S. HARVARD BLVD. entertainment. 9 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. 16 Gaylord Apartments HOBART BLVD. 605 Normande3355 Wilshire Ave Blvd. • 1924, Walker & Eisen S. VERMONT AVE. Oasis Church 1926, WalkerThe building & Eisen – as with the boulevard itself – takes its name from the real estate mogul Gaylord Wilshire. Opened in 1924 as a luxury hotel, the Gaylord was later 3 5 6 7 8 10 13 15 16 Los Angelesconverted Historic to apartments.-Cultural The ﬁ Monu-rst ﬂ oor includes the historic restaurant, H.M.S. 634 S. Normandie Avenue Bounty. In 2006, the Los Angeles Conservancy held a “wake” on this site to grieve WILSHIRE PL. WILSHIRE WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SHATTO PL. ment #1013 S. ARDMORE AVE. S. MARIPOSA AVE. the loss of the Ambassador Hotel, whose demolition was completed that year: S. WESTERN AVE. S. OXFORD AVE. S. ST. ANDREWS PL. S. KINGSLEY DR. Robert Orr hundreds attended to pay their respects. 2017 marks the H.M.S. Bounty’s 50th 2 1 4 14 17 18 S. BERENDO ST. 19 20 21 Openedanniversary. during the heyday of Wil- Wilshire Christian Church was the

IROLO ST. shire district, this former residential first church built in the Wilshire hotel hosted 17 Willard many famousH. George names, Building area. The original bungalow style, most notably3330 novelist Wilshire Malcolm Blvd. •Lowry, 1929, Richard D. King set away from the street, was re- 7TH STREET 7TH STREET who wroteThis UnderArt Deco the building Volcano was once during home to the Willard H. George Co. Furrier store, a high- placed with a Romanesque struc- his stay endat the boutique Normandie. that specialized in chinchilla ture with Byzantine elements by fur. Known as “the chinchilla industry’s greatest friend,” Willard developed a Robert Orr. Visible from Wilshire grading system for chinchilla fur that was Chapman Plaza Robert F. Kennedy Community is the rose window by the master 1 The Wiltern and Pellissier Building The Equitable window, along with a vast Byzantine-styleGaylord Apartments12 Chapman Plaza The Windsor Apart- adopted nationwide. A stucco façade was 3790 Wilshire Blvd. Schools. (Ambassadordome. Hotel) It was designated as a Los Angeles 3451 W. 6th St. • 1929, Morgan, Walls & Clements added in 1948 covering most of the Art Deco Los Angeles Library Photo Collection craftsmen at Judson Studios, said 3451 W 6th St fl ourishes, including the ziggurat tower. The building was purchased in 2016 and 1931, Stiles O. Clements and G. Albert Lansburgh3435 Wilshire Boulevard Historic-Cultural Monument in3355 1973 and Wilshire BlvdOriginally Chapman Park Market, the ments 3400 Wilshire Blvd listed in the National Register of Historic is undergoing a careful restoration to return it to its 1929 design. to be a copy of one in the Rheims The1929, Wiltern, Morgan, a classic exampleWalls, ofand Art Clem- Deco plaza was one of the fi rst automobile- architecture, originally opened as part of the Places in 1981. The temple underwent1924/1962, an Walkercentric, & Eisen drive-in markets on the West3198 W 7th St Finished in 1969 this in- 2010, Warnerents Brothers Western Theatre chain. In 1956, extensive restoration from 2011 to 2013, Coast. With a fortress-like façade and 18 Immanuel Presbyterian Church earning it a Los Angeles Conservancy the Wiltern was sold to Franklin Life Insurance ternational style sky- Named after HenryChurrigueresque Gaylord towers,Wil- the Spanish 3300 Wilshire Blvd. • 1928, Chauncey Fitch Skilling Chapman Park Studios Robert F. Kennedy CommunityPreservation Schools Award. 1927/1949 Company.Originally It thereafter named faced Chapman a steady decline, Colonial Revival structure attracted Modeled after French Gothic cathedrals, scraper ties with Los An- are a collectionTom of Bonner six schools that now shire, founder of Wilshire Blvd eventually closing its doors in 1979, the same year drivers with its rooftop sign. Motorists Immanuel Presbyterian houses a thePark building Market, was listed the in the plaza National was Register one of This Tudor style apartment is geles City hall as the 7 sits St. on Basil the former Catholic site Churchof the Ambassa- could drive directly into the courtyard Alex Inshishian congregation that dates to 1888 and today Historic Places. When the building was threatened 3611 Wilshire Blvd. • 1969, A. C. Martin & Associates and buy all their groceries in one spot. Renovated by Wayne Ratkovitch in 1990, of the first automobile-centric, 26th tallest building in dor Hotel. The site of six Oscar ceremo- located on what once was one serves a mixture of nearby communities. The with demolition, a very young Los Angeles The design of St. Basil Catholic Church, begun by Albert C. Martin, Sr. and it is now occupied by a variety of primarily Korean businesses, and remains a building’s stone-clad corner tower soars 205 Conservancy, along with the Citizens’ Committee to nies and assassination of Robert F. Ken- of the most luxurious spots in drive-in markets in the west Los Angeles. fi nished by his sons, Albert Jr. and John Edward, was inspired by third- and popular locale. feet above Wilshire Boulevard, supported Save the Wiltern, came to the rescue. The complex nedy, the Ambassador was demolished coast. fourth-century Christian churches. Constructed in the Brutalist style, it Los Angeles. by a steel frame that allows for a strikingly was saved from the wrecking ball through the comprisesin 2005. over 9,000 cubic yards of concrete, including a 160-foot spire. The 13 Equitable Life Building spacious interior. The traditional stained- intervention of developer Wayne Ratkovich and his church features poured concrete reliefs depicting the fourteen Stations of the 3435 Wilshire Blvd. • 1969, Welton Becket & Associates glass windows were created by the Dixon Art fi rm, Ratkovich, Bowers & Perez. Cross, sculpted in just twenty-eight days by Franco Assetto. Glass Company of Los Angeles. Adrian Scott Fine This 33-story International Style skyscraper is currently the tallest buildingImmanuel in Presbyterian 1 Koreatown. Built on the former site of the Chapman Hotel, the Equitable Life Adrian Scott Fine S. NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. Church 2 The Mercury2 8 The LINE Hotel Building’s lobby houses rotating public art exhibitions. 19 Talmadge Apartments 3810 Wilshire Blvd. • 1963, Claud Beelman 3300 Wilshire Blvd. The Furrier 3515 Wilshire Blvd. 3278 Wilshire Blvd. • 1923, Claud Beelman and Alan Curlett This Mid-Century Modern skyscraper was the last building designed by Claud W.1964, OLYMPIC Daniel, Mann, Johnson BOULEVARD & Mendenhall (DMJM) 5 Chauncey F. Skilling

IROLO ST. NORMANDIE AVE. Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools FEDORA ST. S. KENMORE AVE. DEWEY AVE. S. VERMONT AVE.

S. CATALINA ST. 14 S. BERENDO ST. S. MARIPOSA AVE. Named after silent fi lm actress Norma Talmadge, whose husband Joseph Schenk Beelman. Commissioned by J. Paul Getty, it served as headquarters of the Getty 1928 3 Originally opened as the Wilshire Hotel, the updated 384-room LINE Hotel (former site of the Ambassador Hotel) developed the building, the Talmadge was home to a variety of actors, starlets, Oil Company. In 2016, it was adapted into luxury condominiums. retains the essence of its Mid-Century Modern roots. Its rooms feature fl oor- 3400 Wilshire Blvd. • 2010, Gonzalez Goodale and socialites. Today, it remains a high-end apartment building. to-ceiling windows and industrial chic furniture. The LINE has positioned itself Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools Modeled after French Gothic ca- 3 Wilshire Professional Building as a community space, opening its lobby to the public and serving as a gathering are a collection of six schools located 20 Wilshire Galleria 3875 Wilshire Blvd. • 1929, Arthur E. Harvey spot for groups, such as the popular Koreatown Run Club. It is also home to two on the former site of the Ambassador thedrals, this church houses a con- 3240 Wilshire Blvd. • 1939, Myron Hunt The Art Deco design of this 13-story commercial offi ce building features a of local chef Roy Choi’s establishments, Commissary and POT. Hotel. Designed by Myron4 Hunt in 1921 gregation that dates to 1888 and stepped-back tower, emblematic of the Art Deco style. The terrazzo pattern with later renovations by Paul Williams, The Wilshire Galleria was once home to I. Magnin, an iconic department store The today servesfamous nearby during Latinx, Wilshire Boulevard’sFilipi- fashionable heyday. The Art Deco building outside the main entrance was custom-made by the Portland Cement Company. 9 Hotel Normandie the Ambassador fueled the westward expansion of WilshireOriental Boulevard Mission and Church (Not no, Korean,incorporates and Ethiopian an eye-catching, commu- all-marble façade with black marble along the 605 Normandie Ave. • 1926, Walker & Eisen street level and white marble above. This high-end department store chain 4 Radio Korea housed the world-famousshown) Cocoanut The Renaissance Revival-style Hotel Alexnities. Inshishian Thespecialized building's in couture stone- fashionsclad and eventually merged with Bullocks. In 1990, the 3700 Wilshire Blvd. • 1966, Gordon Bunshaft and Bullocks Wilshire Grove nightclub. The Ambassador Talmadge Apartments Normandie was one of the most prominent I. Magnin hosted every United States president from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon, as store closed, reopening two years later as the Wilshire Galleria shopping complex. Edward Charles Bassett for SOM hotels in Wilshire Center. Notable corner tower soars 205 feet above well as six Academy Awards ceremonies. It was also the tragic site of Robert F. Housed in the Mid-Century Wilshire Park residents included English author Malcolm3050 Wilshire Blvd Kennedy’s assassination in 1968. Despite years of eff ort to save the AmbassadorWilshire, supported by a steel Place building, Radio Korea is one of several Lowry, who completed his magnum opus 21 Southwestern Law School 3240 Wilshire Blvd. by the Los Angeles Conservancy and other groups, it was razed in 2005. All that radio stations in Los Angeles that broadcasts Under the Volcano here during the 1930s. 1929, Parkinson & Parkinson frame that allows3050 for Wilshire a strikingly Blvd. • 1929, Parkinson & Parkinson remains are an Art Deco pylon at the Wilshire Boulevard entrance, portions of entirely in Korean. The station, which was J Lou Architects purchased the hotel in Originally built for the department store Bullocks Wilshire, this Art Deco icon the hotel entrance portal, and the east wall of the Cocoanut Grove. founded in 1989, served a vital role during1938 the 2010 and began an extensive restoration,Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument was designed to incorporate onsite parking and a porte-cochere. It was the fi rst Los Angeles riots by acting as an information earning an L.A. Conservancy Preservation#56 Legenddepartment store to cater to the emerging automobile-driven, suburban culture center for the community. When the Award. Today, the hotel’s 91 rooms have 15 Brown Derby of Los Angeles. Bullocks Wilshire attracted Hollywood stars and elites, aiding Alex Inshishian neighborhood was cut off from the police, fi re been restored to their 1920s grandeur. Adrian Scott Fine 3377 Wilshire Blvd. • 1937 Blue: Saturdaythe westward development of the city along Wilshire Boulevard. Southwestern department, and other emergency services, Radio Korea cancelled its regular One of the first department stores to The popularity of the original Brown Derby restaurant, built in 1926, resulted in University School of Law purchased it in 1994, restoring the building’s historic programming and opened its phone lines, allowing people to call for help and 10 Oasis Church cater to automobile, suburban culture,its relocation and expansion half a block east to 3377 Wilshire Boulevard in 1937.Pink: Sundayelements while adapting it for academic use. The project earned the L.A. exchange information. Conservancy’s President’s Award. 634 S. Normandie Ave. • 1926,Bullocks Robert Wilshire Orr (originally Bullock’s, Oasis Church, once the Wilshire Christian Church, was the fi rst church built in 5 Wilshire Colonnade apostrophe was dropped in 1970 and can the area. Designed in the Romanesque style by parishioner and architect Robert This map was produced in conjunction with tours held SPONSORS Major funding for the Los Angeles 3701 Wilshire Blvd. • 1967, Edward Durell Stone Orr, the building replaced the parish’s original bungalow-style structure. Visible still be seen on the building plaque) November 4-5, 2017. Tour Leaders Conservancy’s programs is provided by the Formerly known as Ahmanson Center, Wilshire Colonnade is a tribute to from Wilshire Boulevard is the rose window by the master craftsmen at Judson LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Special thanks to those who generously shared their time and resources classical Roman architecture. The central courtyard is designed to resemble a Studios, said to be a copy of one in the Rheims Cathedral in France. Eileen L. Norris Foundation. with the Conservancy: Quincy Allen, Anna Apostolos, Silvia Carluccio, European plaza, and the entire building is covered in travertine marble imported Ramon Castaneda, Edward T. Chang, Carol Cho, Roy Choi, Flora Chou, from Italy, with walkways paved with marble. The courtyard is one of the few 11 Chapman Court Eric Cutton, Hector Figueroa, Sandra Figueroa, Cheryl Garland, Janet public, open spaces in the neighborhood. Hansen, George Harb, Bryan Zaragoza Hurtado, Heather Jun, Joy Kang, 3511 W. 6th St. • 1928, Morgan, Walls & Clements Tour Sponsors Do Kim, James Kim, Katherine Kim, Ryan Kim, Debbie Leathers, Chapman Court, once known as Chapman Park Studios, was originally owned by Brenda Levin, Bricia Lopez, Fernando Lopez, Jr., Jingbo Lou, Eric 6 Wilshire B oulevard Temple the Chapman brothers, who also owned Chapman Plaza and the now-demolished Needleman, Matt Neman, Carol Park, Wayne Ratkovitch, Neville Rhone, 3663 Wilshire Blvd. Chapman Hotel. All three had Churrigueresque façades, a popular look in the Jr., Michael Russell, Councilmember David E. Ryu, Johng Ho Song, Tour Friends 523 West Sixth Street, Suite 826 1929, Abram M. Edelman and Samuel Tilden Norton early 1920s. Chapman Court includes ground-fl oor retail units and unique, two- Judith Swingler, James Yi, the Korean American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles, CA 90014 Wilshire Boulevard Temple is home to the Congregation B’nai B’rith, which of Los Angeles, and the Koreatown Youth and Community Center. (213) 623-2489 story live-work spaces on the upper fl oors. The rooms feature detailed molding, laconservancy.org was founded in 1862 and is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. The paneled walls, arched windows, and high ceilings. A special thanks to all the amazing Conservancy volunteers, without temple’s exterior features a traditional Romanesque three-arch portal and rose whom our tours would not be possible. © 2017, Los Angeles Conservancy. 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