Hiss Tower, 5400-5420 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Summary
Significance: This building represents a classic Moderne type of the 1920s and 1930s. A central tower is presented as an attenuated vertical block where the scale is deceptively presented so that one is not aware of its actual height. The tower is held in place by two-story wings to each side; zigzag (Art Deco) relief ornament.
Survey number: HABS CA-2027
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States, 34.06203, -118.34697
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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