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The neighborhood was connected by rail to Los Angeles in 1887, Paul de Longpré built its first tourist attraction in 1901, and the entire area was annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1910. [2] Most of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was built between 1915 and 1939, during the rapid boom of the film industry.
Cheney Block was built in 1913 and its facade was remodeled in by S. Charles Lee in the 1940s. [1] [2] The building was designed for retail and has had numerous occupants over the years, including an ice cream shop in 1913, [3] a restaurant in 1927, [4] College Boot Shop in 1928, [5] Steven's Shops Inc. in 1936, [2] Leed's shoe store in 1942, [6] and numerous others.
Designed by Argentine architect César Pelli, the 14-acre (57,000 m 2) campus opened in 1975, with the 750,000-square-foot (70,000 m 2) Center Blue. Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek also contributed to the architectural design of the building. [3] Center Green opened in 1988, adding 450,000 square feet (42,000 m 2).
Los Angeles skyline in 2024, with Downtown Los Angeles in the background and Westwood in the foreground McArthur Park view of the DTLA skyline. Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles. The Wilshire Grand Center is the tallest building in Los Angeles, California, measuring 1,100 feet (335.3 m) in height.
The Boston University housing system is the 2nd-largest of any private university in the United States, with 76% of the undergraduate population living on campus. [2] On-campus housing at BU is an unusually diverse melange, ranging from individual 19th-century brownstone town houses and apartment buildings acquired by the school to large-scale ...
[3] [4] In 1898, the company moved to the Douglas Building (then known as the "New" Stimson Block) at the northwest corner of 3rd and Spring streets, where it occupied the entire basement and 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m 2) on the ground floor. [5] [6] In 1906–07, N. B. Blackstone Co. moved into the A. P. Johnson Building located at 318–322 S ...
Woolworth's occupied the building in 1937, with the business and building featuring a 100 yd (91 m) lunch counter, the longest in the world at the time. [2] In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Wilson Building listed as a contributing property in the district. [1]
Warren Towers, 18 stories in height, is the largest dormitory on the Boston University campus. Its three towers sit atop a four-story base structure. [ 6 ] The first three floors (and a basement) are a university parking facility; the fourth floor contains the dorm's lobby, dining hall, and other amenities including study lounges and laundry rooms.