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NEW LOFTS FOR SALE IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 939 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA #939lofts
WHAT 939 LOFTS HAVE TO OFFER
Kitchen Appliances
GE Stainless Steel Electric Range Oven
GE Stainless Steel Microwave Hood, vented to outside
GE Stainless Steel Refrigerator, Top Freezer with ice maker
GE or Frigidaire Stainless Steel Dishwasher
Laundry
GE or Whirlpool one-piece electric stacked laundry, vented to outside
Cable, Phone, & Internet Providers Available
Time Warner Cable
AT&T
Dish Network
Kitchen
Cabinets – White lacquer with engineered veneer finish. Quartz tops with Stainless Steel undermount sink
Moen Faucet, with pull-out handle, square look, polished chrome
Interior Features
Entry Door – Natural wood stained mocha
Interior Doors – Wood frame obscured glass white lacquer paint
Interior Wardrobe Doors – Sliding wood frame obscured glass white lacquer paint
Floors – Porcelain Tile
Door Hardware – Polished chrome, lever
Bathrooms
Floors, Walls – Porcelain Tile
Tubs – Kohler cast iron or Kona Fiberglass
Lavatory – Kohler, Mirabelle
Faucet and Shower – Moen square look, polished chrome
Mirror – Lighted
Cabinets – white lacquer with engineered veneer finish
Vanity – Ceramic or Quartz Tops with under mount sink
Amenities
Pool
Gym
Theater
History Formerly known as the Western Costume Building, 939 South Broadway has left an impact in Downtown from its involvement in filming, with a prime location next to the United Artists Theatre.
The old Western Costume Building is located on the west side of Broadway, 130 to 230 feet north of the West Olympic Boulevard intersection. The structure was built at the request of the Ninth and Broadway Company. Prominent Los Angeles architect, Kenneth MacDonald, Jr. was commissioned to design the building. Construction began on March 29, 1924, and completed in January of 1925. The notable local construction firm of MacDonald & Kahn executed the construction. The structure has subsequently been identified as the 939 South Broadway Building, and most recently known as the Anjac Fashion Building.
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Adjacent to the Neo-Gothic United Artists Building, 939 South Broadway has been converted from an eleven story commercial structure in the Renaissance Revival style. However, a two story Gothic-inspired Art Deco entrance is overlaid on the northernmost of the five bays of the facade. A segmented archway, emphasized by a chevron molding and a fluted spandrel, is flanked by fluted piers which taper into triangles embellished with scrolled designs. Elaborate metal work frames the one story door, the four round-headed windows in the transom, and the arched second story window. The remaining bays of the two story base contain altered storefronts on the ground level and three windows, separated by colonnette mullions, on the second story Panelled piers, edged by spiralled moldings define the bays and are accented at the level of the first floor frieze by shields. A second frieze, topped by a cornice and antefixes, terminates the base of the building. The shaft is composed of the third through ninth floors and is faced with brown brick. No extraneous ornamentation interrupts the fenestration until a decorative frieze above the ninth story is reached. The capital of the building is two stories high and defined by continuous piers and mullions with terracotta spandrels between stories. Stylized Ionic capitals crown the piers. A decorative frieze, fringed with antefixes, culminates the design.
The old Western Costume Building is significant for its architectural integrity and quality, its design by a prominent local architect, as a stylistic and representative example of commercial architecture in Los Angeles, during this period, and for its consistency in scale, style, and period with neighboring buildings in the Central Business District, contributing to a unique sense of time and place.
History of Filming at 939
Downtown, 1922 — Mermaid Comedies star Lloyd Hamilton is seen here filming on top a downtown building, performing a dangerous stunt. Film companies in the silent era used rooftops frequently to get the “thrill factor” in their movies. Note the old Los Angeles Times Building in the background. The Times tower was located at First Street and Broadway and was dedicated on October 1, 1912.
Downtown, 1924 — A special effects camera platform was constructed on the roof of one of the downtown Western Costume buildings, at 908 South Broadway. The platform helped create the illusion of actors hanging or standing on top of buildings overlooking city streets.
Downtown, 1927 — J.R. Smith and Allen “Farina” Hoskins of “Our Gang” (known to television fans as the Little Rascals) face dangerous heights in the short film Old Wallop (Hal Roach Studios). This was filmed atop the roof of the Western Costume Building at 939 South Broadway.
Downtown, 1929 — Laurel and Hardy thrilled audiences with their dangerous stunts in Liberty (MGM). The finale of the film was shot atop the downtown Western Costume Building at 939 South Broadway. The scene was filmed on the rooftop of a 150-foot building, upon which a fake three-story-high set was constructed to make it look higher and more perilous.
