Saban Building
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The Saban Building, formerly the May Company Building, on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture. The building's architect Albert C. Martin, Sr., also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall. The May Company Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[2] The building was operated as a May Company department store from 1939 until the store's closure in 1992, when May merged with J. W. Robinson's to form Robinsons-May. The building has been the home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2021.
Saban Building | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
Address | 6067 Wilshire Blvd. |
Town or city | Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
Country | U.S. |
Coordinates | 34.0633°N 118.3610°W / 34.0633; -118.3610 |
Named for | Cheryl and Haim Saban |
Construction started | 1938 |
Opened | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) |
Renovated | 2021 |
Renovation cost | $368 million |
Owner | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete and steel |
Floor count | 6 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Albert C. Martin, Sr. |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Renzo Piano |
Other information | |
Public transit access | 20 780 Wilshire/Fairfax (expect 2023) |
Website | |
academymuseum | |
Built | 1939 |
Built for | May Company |
Original use | Department store |
Rebuilt | 2020 (expected) |
Architect | Albert C. Martin, Sr. |
Architectural style(s) | Streamline Moderne |
Designated | September 30, 1992[1] |
Reference no. | 566[1] |
The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it "the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles". It is especially noted for its gold-tiled cylindrical section that faces the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue, of which it occupies the northeast corner.[3]