Wilson Building | |
.jpg) The building in 2014 | |
  Location of building inLos Angeles County | |
| Location | 431 S.Broadway,Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′56″N118°15′00″W / 34.049°N 118.250°W /34.049; -118.250 |
| Built | 1909 |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
Wilson Building is a historic three-story building located at 431 S.Broadway in theBroadway Theater District in thehistoric core ofdowntown Los Angeles.
Wilson Building was built in 1909 and massively altered in 1932.[1]Woolworth's occupied the building in 1937, with the business and building featuring a 100 yd (91 m)lunch counter, the longest in the world at the time.[2]
In 1979, theBroadway Theater and Commercial District was added to theNational Register of Historic Places, with Wilson Building listed as acontributing property in the district.[1]
The building sold for $3 million in 2013[3] and ECF Art Centers moved into the building in 2014.[4]
Wilson Building was built withbrick andconcrete, and features afacade that includes heavycornice withbrackets,columns topped bycapitals, andfloral designs on the surface.[1]