Platt Building

Coordinates: 34°02′35″N 118°15′18″W / 34.043°N 118.255°W

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Anjac Fashion Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Anjac Fashion Building (left) and Orpheum Theatre (right)
Location	834 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′35″N 118°15′18″W / 34.043°N 118.255°W / 34.043; -118.255
Built	1927
Architect	Walker & Eisen
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Part of	Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP	May 9, 1979^[1]

Platt Building, also known as Platt Music Company Building and Anjac Fashion Building, is a historic twelve-story highrise located at 834 South Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

History

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Platt Building was built in 1927 and designed by Walker & Eisen,^[1] an architecture firm known for many Los Angeles landmarks, including the Fine Arts Building, Hollywood Plaza Hotel, Taft Building, James Oviatt Building, United Artists Theatre, and more.^[2] The building was built to a height of 150 feet, the legal limit at the time, and its original tenant was the Platt Music Corporation,^[3] who had a concert hall that took up an entire floor.^[4]

In 1964, Annette and Jack Needleman began buying property in the area. They renamed this and several other buildings Anjac Fashion, a portmanteau of their first names.^[3] In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with the Anjac Fashion Building at 834 S. Broadway listed as a contributing property in the district.^[1]

The Broadway Bar moved into the building in 2005.^[3]

Architecture and design

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Platt Building features a Gothic Revival design and is made of steel-framed concrete with a terra cotta facade.^[1]^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
^ Michelson, Alan. "Walker and Eisen, Architects (Partnership)". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 3. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Sitton, Tom (2008). "GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Media related to Platt Building (Los Angeles) at Wikimedia Commons

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