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617 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90017

 

 

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617 S. Olive St. Los Angeles CA 90017

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  • 2010 | Best Art Deco (1928)

    An Art Deco highrise stands adjacent to downtown jewelry wholesalers, warehouses and Pershing Square, seemingly untouched by the decades. The James Oviatt Building, circa 1928, was designed by the Los Angeles–based architectural firm of Walker & Eisen, a monument to its namesake, a wealthy dealer in men’s clothing. The son of a blacksmith, Oviatt worked as a window dresser before opening a small haberdashery in 1912 with business partner Frank Baird Alexander. Soon, Alexander &... More »

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