First Glass Skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles - Welton Becket

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Downtown's first glass skyscraper

Standard Federal Savings + Loan
1952 by Welton Becket Architects

13-story north addition
1959 by Welton Becket Architects

611 Wilshire + Grand Avenue
Downtown Los Angeles

California

Empire Life Insurance 1966 / CalFed 1959 / Los Angeles' first glass skyscraper for the Standard Federal Savings + Loan Association 1952 architects Welton Becket + Associates :: 13-stories North Addition in 1959 :: 611 Wilshire Boulevard + Grand Avenue :: Downtown Los Angeles architecture photo gallery :: California