Museum Square
Arts & Architecture magazine described the building as a symbol of Los Angeles and the western way of life. During the 1930s and 1940s, the Miracle Mile had become one of the most important shopping districts in the city, with several large department stores and several junior department stores. This building was symbolic of the district's addition function as a major office district. Prudential Insurance Los Angeles offices were located here as was an Ohrbach's department store until it moved down the street in 1965, and a branch of Security-First National Bank. Addition of an office building by Prudential furthered the spread of office space along Wilshire Boulevard, with the land around turning into a high-density office district by 1960s.
References
- ^ "Museum Square". LA Conservancy. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Prudential Building, a view". Calisphere. 1950. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Rubin 2009, p. 20.
Sources
- Rubin, Elihu James (2009). "Mid-Town on the Miracle Mile: Prudential in Los Angeles". Insuring the City: The Prudential Center and the Reshaping of Boston (Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture thesis). University of California, Berkeley. pp. 44–50.
34°03′45″N 118°21′13″W / 34.0624°N 118.3536°W