E. Clem Wilson Building
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| E. Clem Wilson Building | |
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 E. Clem Wilson Building 2019 | |
 Interactive map of the E. Clem Wilson Building area | |
| Former names | Mutual of Omaha Building General Insurance Building General of America Building |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
Architectural style | Art Deco / Art Moderne |
| Location | 5225 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′45″N 118°20′34″W / 34.0625°N 118.3427°W |
Completed | 1929 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 55.64 m (182.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Meyer & Holler |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The E. Clem Wilson Building, also called the Samsung Building, is a 55.64 m (182.5 ft) Art Deco / Art Moderne midrise building at 5225 Wilshire Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
History
[edit]The building has had multiple different names from signage rights, starting with Mutual of Omaha, then becoming Asahi Breweries in 1992 and Samsung in 2001. It now remains a blank blue sign.
The building is currently managed by VisionQuest Ventures.
In popular culture
[edit]This building was used as the headquarters of the Daily Planet in the first season of Adventures of Superman.[3]
Gallery
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Detail of main entrance, September 1930
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Emporis building ID 237204". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24.
- ↑ "E. Clem Wilson Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daily-planet-in-film-and-television-468536/
Further reading
[edit]- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll44/id/90043
- http://losangelespast.blogspot.ca/2009/11/old-civic-center-south-to-city-hall.html
- ↑ "E. Clem Wilson Building | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-22.