Eastern columbia building

Eastern Columbia Building in the Broadway Theater District of Los Angeles by dgin12 via Flickr

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The Eastern Columbia Building, designed by Claud Beelman, opened in Los Angeles on September 12, 1930, after just nine short months of construction. It was built as the new headquarters of the Eastern-Columbia Department Store with Columbia apparel on the lower floors and Eastern furniture and housewares on the upper. It is built of steel reinforced concrete and clad in glossy turquoise terra cotta trimmed with deep blue and gold terra cotta. The City exempted the clock tower from the 150…

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Deco - Eastern Columbia Building LA

The Eastern Columbia Building, also known as the Eastern Columbia Lofts, is a thirteen-story Art Deco building designed by Claud Beelman located at 849 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District of Downtown Los Angeles. It opened on September 12, 1930, after just nine months of construction. It was built at a cost of $1.25 million as the new headquarters and 39th store for the Eastern-Columbia Department Store, whose component Eastern and Columbia stores were founded by Adolph Sieroty and…

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The 13-storey Eastern Columbia building in downtown Los Angeles was designed by Claud Beelman and built in 1930. Its bright "melting turquoise" terracotta tiles and four-sided clock tower, emblazoned with the word 'EASTERN' in bright white neon on each face, makes it one of Los Angeles' more distinctive buildings. Via Art Deco on Facebook

Art Deco detail on The Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles, CA