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DeutschMode O'Day Building
| 155 West Washington Boulevard | |
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 Photo taken between 1930 and 1939 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | High-rise |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Location | Historic South Central Los Angeles |
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| Town or city | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°01′56″N 118°15′58″W / 34.0321084°N 118.2662207°W |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | 185.56 feet (56.56 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
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The Mode O'Day Building is a Renaissance Revival high-rise building built in 1927.[4] It is located in Los Angeles,[4] in the Washington and Hill neighborhood.[5]
According to the Los Angeles Historic Resources Inventory, the primary address is 1836 S Hill Street, while alternate addresses include 1840 S Hill St., 1842 S Hill St., 157 W Washington Blvd., 155 W Washington Blvd., and 1838 S Hill St..[4] It was built on the former site of the Prager Park showgrounds.
As a historical building, it is a useful example of an industrial loft, a tall building built to maximize floor space given a limited land area.[4] It has "regular bays of industrial sash windows".[4] From 1927 up to today (as of 2015) it has been in continuous operation as a garment factory.[4] Mode O'Day produced women's clothing at moderate prices, selling from its own retail stores located in the Western United States, often in small towns.[6]
It has a flat asphalt roof and glazed double doors.[4] It is clad in smooth stucco, and pilasters have been applied to the walls.[4] It is 12 stories tall and features six conical spires on its roof.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "155 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles | 243037 | EMPORIS". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Miler (9 December 1959). "Old Mode o' Day building, later the County Assesors building, Washington & Hill St., Los Angeles, 1959 :: Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961". USC Libraries. University of Southern California. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "View of the Mode O'Day building from the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street, Los Angeles, 1930-1939 :: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960". USC Libraries. University of Southern California. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Historic Places Los Angeles - Resource Report". hpla.lacity.org. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ Circus Historical Society (2018-01-01). Bandwagon Vol 62 No 1 (2018).
- ^ Lee, Portia; Samudio, Jeffrey (2001). Los Angeles, California. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0812-2.
- ^ "View of the Mode O'Day building from the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street, Los Angeles, 1930-1939". University of Southern California Digital Library. Retrieved 17 March 2025.