The Platt Building Explained

Platt Building
Alternate Names:Anjac Fashion Building
Architectural Style:Gothic Revival
Material:Concrete and steel with terra cotta facade
Location:Los Angeles, California
Address:834 South Broadway
Opened Date:1927
Floor Count:12
Architecture Firm:Walker & Eisen

The Platt Building is a 1927 highrise at 834 South Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.[1] The Gothic Revival design was by architects Walker & Eisen. The firm also designed The Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

The building was originally the headquarters of the Platt Music Corporation.[2]

The Platt Building is one of the Anjac Fashion Buildings, and the National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Broadway Theater and Commercial District uses this name to designate the building.[3] Anjac is a portmanteau of the names Annette and Jack Needleman, real estate owners who in 1964 began buying properties in the Fashion District and surrounding area.[4]

External links

34.043°N -118.2552°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.you-are-here.com/broadway/platt.html You-Are-Here.com: The Platt Building
  2. http://doryoku.org/site/topic/10094628 Doryoku - The Platt Building
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000484}} Broadway Theater and Commercial District nomination form ]. May 9, 1979. May 9, 2014.
  4. Web site: Anjac Fashion Buildings. May 9, 2014.