The entire 1931 French Zig-Zag Moderne style complex, which includes ground floor businesses, the Wiltern Theatre, and the Pellissier Building, was designed by Stiles O. Clements and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Photograph caption dated February 7, 1980 reads, "The historic Wiltern Theatre, at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, is in danger of being torn down."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Wiltern (Los Angeles, Calif.) Pellissier Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Theaters--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Marquees--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Western Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Clements, Stiles Oliver,1883-1966
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