Wilshire Boulevard Architecture

The Bullocks Wilshire building stands apart with its oxidized copper tower, which turns a brilliant green against the blue Los Angeles sky. Opened in nineteen twenty-nine as an elite department store, it catered to Hollywood stars who…

The twenty-four story tower at One Park Plaza wears a distinctive skin of textured, white precast concrete panels arranged in a sharp, geometric grid. Completed in nineteen seventy-one, the building served as the corporate headquarters for…

The Equitable Building rises thirteen stories above Wilshire Boulevard, clad in a distinct, ribbed terra cotta facade that catches the afternoon sun. When it opened in nineteen thirty-five, the structure served as the regional headquarters…

The twenty-two story tower at three five five zero Wilshire Boulevard features a distinctive facade of blue-tinted glass and steel. Built in nineteen seventy-two, the structure originally served as the headquarters for the Mutual Benefit…

St. Basil Catholic Church wears a jagged, concrete exterior that cuts a sharp silhouette against the sky. Its massive, windowless walls slope inward like the sides of a pyramid, housing a cavernous sanctuary inside. In the late nineteen…

The Wilshire Colonnade features a long row of recessed concrete arches that wrap around the building’s base. This structure arrived in nineteen thirty-nine as a luxury office complex for the Getty Oil Company. When the building opened, the…

The Wiltern features a turquoise terra cotta facade that rises twelve stories above the intersection of Western and Wilshire. This building serves as a theater and office tower, originally opened as the Warner Brothers Western Theater in…