Young's Market Company Building

Young's Market Company Building
Young's Market Building in 2008
Location1610 W. Seventh St., Westlake district, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°3′14″N 118°16′14″W / 34.05389°N 118.27056°W / 34.05389; -118.27056
Built1924
ArchitectCharles F. Plummer
Architectural styleSpanish Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.04000595 [1]
LAHCM No.113
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2004
Designated LAHCMMarch 7, 1973

Young's Market Company Building built in 1924 is a historic building located at 1610 West 7th Street, corner South Union Avenue, in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

It was originally a retail market and office building, designed by architect Charles F. Plummer. The Spanish Renaissance Revival style building features marble columns and a terra-cotta frieze. In 1958, Young's moved to a headquarters building on Central Avenue.

In the 1980's it featured in the films Body Double and Fright Night.

It has been renovated into 44 live-work lofts in 1997.[2]

The Young's Market Company Building commercial block is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. On June 15, 2004, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Young's Market Company Building". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. June 15, 2004.
  2. ^ City View Lofts