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Title
Sunset Vine Tower
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Harris, L. Mildred
Date Created and/or Issued
1962
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Located at 6290 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood and designed by architect Douglas Honnold of the firm Honnold & Rex, the 18-story International Style tower was the first skyscraper built in Los Angeles after the city repealed its 14-story building height limit.; John C. Austin designed the 1938 Art Deco style NBC radio facilities located at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood. It was replaced by a Home Savings & Loan bank in 1967.
Looking northeast across Vine Street, showing the Sunset Vine Tower under contruction. On the northeast corner of the intersection, left, is NBC's Radio City (later demolished). Dated April 19, 1962.
Type
image
Format
1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Photographic color slides
Identifier
00110195
L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b94_f2_i51
CARL0005491967
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/124247
Subject
Sunset Vine Tower (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.)
West Coast Radio City (Los Angeles, Calif.)
National Broadcasting Company
Building construction--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Office buildings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Broadcasting studios--California--Los Angeles
Radio stations--California--Los Angeles
Architecture, Modern--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Lampposts--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Vine Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Slides
Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963
Honnold & Rex
Time Period
1961-1970

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