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Architectural drawing of the James Oviatt Building with a tower design variation, circa 1927

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Title: Architectural drawing of the James Oviatt Building with a tower design variation, circa 1927
Contributor: Eisen, Percy A. (Percy Augustus), 1885-1946
Walker & Eisen Architects
Walker, Albert R. (Albert Raymond), 1881-1958
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1927]
1927
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The James Oviatt Building is an Art Deco high-rise located at 617 S. Olive Street, half a block south of 6th St. and Pershing Square. In 1983, the Oviatt Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is also designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
Architectural drawing of the James Oviatt Building with a balcony and triple-arch opening on 2 faces of the tower (the final design has a clock). Pedestrians and one car are shown in the street in front of the building.
Handwritten on negative: James Oviatt Building
Text from negative sleeve: /los Angeles Buildings -- Oviatt
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_0161
ark:/21198/zz002d9cn7
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Arts
Environment
James Oviatt Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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