E. Clem Wilson Building Explained

Building Name:	E. Clem Wilson Building
Former Name:	Mutual of Omaha Building General Insurance Building General of America Building
Location:	5225 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:	34.0625°N -118.3427°W
Completion Date:	1929
Status:	Complete
Building Type:	Commercial offices
Architectural Style:	Art Deco / Art Moderne
Roof:	55.64m (182.55feet)
Floor Count:	13
Architect:	Meyer & Holler
References:	^[1]

The E. Clem Wilson Building, also called the Samsung Building, is a 55.64m (182.55feet) Art Deco / Art Moderne midrise building at 5225 Wilshire Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

History

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

This building was used as the headquarters of Daily Planet in the first season of Adventures of Superman.^[2]

References

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Further reading

• http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll44/id/90043
• http://losangelespast.blogspot.ca/2009/11/old-civic-center-south-to-city-hall.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emporis building ID 237204 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924060548/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/237204/e-clem-wilson-building-los-angeles-ca-usa . dead . 2020-09-24 . Emporis.
2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daily-planet-in-film-and-television-468536/
3. Web site: E. Clem Wilson Building Los Angeles Conservancy. 2021-01-22. www.laconservancy.org.