Architectural drawing of the James Oviatt Building, circa 1927

Item Overview

Title

Architectural drawing of the James Oviatt Building, circa 1927

Date Created

[circa 1927]

Date

1927

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

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 pen and ink drawing of the James Oviatt Building with pedestrians and one car in the street in front of it. A sign above the entrance reads: "Alexander & Oviatt" (referring to the partners James Zera Oviatt and Frank Baird Alexander, owners of the Alexander & Oviatt haberdashery).

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Alexander Oviatt
Text from negative sleeve: /los Angeles Buildings-- Oviatt [Caption]Handwritten on negative: James Oviatt Building

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
architectural drawings (visual works)

Names

Eisen, Percy A. (Percy Augustus), 1885-1946
Walker & Eisen Architects
Walker, Albert R. (Albert Raymond), 1881-1958
James Oviatt Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.047802

Latitude

-118.254438

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Landmarks