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Wilshire Boulevard was named after socialist
newspaper publisher and land developer
Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861 - 1927) from
Cincinnati, Ohio.

He subdivided the original tract, between
Lafayette and Mac Arthur Park in 1895.
Around the turn of the century prominent
citizens began to built their residences
here. In the 1920' multi-story apartment
hotels and posh nightclubs and restaurants
dominated the area.

In the 1930's the Boulevard became the
prototype of a linear city. Department stores
relocated here from Downtown, churches
were built and neon signs became popular.
During the 1960's many companies moved
their headquarters from the declining down-
town area here into modern skyscrapers.

For more information i highly recommend the
book Wilshire Boulevard - Grand Concourse
of Los Angeles by Kevin Roderick.

 
 
Standard Federal S+L
ParkinG
 
AON Center
 
 
811 Wilshire
Kinko's
FedEx
 
Sanwa Tower
915 Wilshire
1000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
ST PAUL
Teachers Assc • 1055 Wilshire
BIXEL
PhYsician's BuildinG • Medical
ALCOA
LUCAS
Good Sam
St. ReGis • HosPital
WITMER
LAPD • Pacific DininG Car
VALENCIA
Architects Office
Osiris • Adams Plaza
UNION
SuPermarket • HousinG
BEACON
 
BURLINGTON
 
BONNIE BRAE
Barbizon • Church • Medical
WESTLAKE
Theatre • Professional
2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 MAC • • •
• • • • • • •
Ansonia     ARTHUR
• • • • • • •
PARK • • •
  
 
D&B • Plaza • Art Institute
Mural
 
AsburY • GaraGe • La Fonda
Theatre
 
ReminGton Rand
RoYale Wilshire
 
RamPart Arms • BrYson
 LAFAYETTE
PARK • • • • •
 Church • LibrarY
Church • SuPerior Court
3000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Town House

Modern Architecture and Historic Buildings

One Wilshire
GRAND
Wilshire + Grand
State Mutual
HOPE
HoneYwell
Wells & FarGo
FLOWER
800 Wilshire
MetroPolitan
Western Federal • Fire Station
FIGUEROA
Grand Hotel
1000 Wilshire
HARBOR FREEWAY
BEAUDRY
SiGnal Oil + Gas
Glo
 
1100 Wilshire
 
 
NettleshiP Insurance • Commodore
 
 
                MaYfair
 
 
 
 
President • YounG's Market • Pennzoil
Studio
LITLLE STREET Beaux Arts
 
Camino Nuevo • School
 
Medical
 
Medical • LanGer's
ALVARADO
Fountain           Penn Hotel     Glen-Donald
LAKE STREET
Tamales                               Residence
Commercial BuildinG
GRAND VIEW
Otis Memorial
PARK VIEW
American Cement
Park Wilshire • Paulais
CARONDELET
Office BuildinG • Goodwin
 
CORONADO
Cincinnati Life • APartments
 
RAMPART
Granada ShoPPes
LAFAYETTE PLACE
SculPture
HOOVER
 
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