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Wilshire Boulevard originated as one of the central pathways constructed by the Tongva tribes residing in the region prior to the exploration of the conquistadores. [6] At the time of the founding of Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard was one of the main arteries connecting the largest Tongva village in the area, then known as Yaanga, which eventually became Union Station, to the Pacific Ocean.
The Equitable Life Building is a 138 m (453 ft) International style skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors.
5900 Wilshire, known originally as the Mutual Benefit Life Building, is a 132-metre (433 ft), 32-story skyscraper completed in 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the tallest building in the Miracle Mile district, the second-tallest in the Wilshire Area , and the 38th-tallest in Los Angeles.
Wilshire Boulevard was the precursor to L.A.'s highways — congestion nightmares. In the 1920s, it was so packed with traffic, city planners introduced traffic circles and then signals. It was ...
Los Altos was built in 1925 and designed by Edward B. Rust and Luther Mayo. In 1999, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Spanish Colonial building began as Los Angeles' first co-op, including a 3300 square foot, two-story suite for William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies as their city flat.
A stuporstructure? OMA's first major building in L.A. has seductive moments plus drive-by appeal. So why is Shohei Shigematsu's design so hard to love?
The current church building is one of the very large churches that were erected along Wilshire Boulevard in the 1920s to serve their largely wealthy, overwhelmingly white congregations. At its peak in 1943, Immanuel Presbyterian had 4,300 members making use of its 200 rooms, athletic facilities, art and performance studios, seven meeting halls ...
Westwood/UCLA station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. [1] The station will be located under Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, with the main station entrance to the west of Gayley Avenue.