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Order Number	00111325
Title	Stationers Building and Annex
Photographer	Greenwood, David.
Collection ID	Los Angeles County Building Survey Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b95_f5_i10
Date	2005
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photographs taken for Historic American Buildings Survey which includes a narrative description and history of the Stationers Building and Stationers Annex.
Historical Data	Located at 525 S. Spring Street, the Stationers Building was built in 1922 as a "loft and store building" for the York Realty Co. by architect and engineer W. L. Schmolle. The 3-story building had a brick facade and was decorated with terra cotta details. The Stationers Annex, located at 523 S. Spring Street, was built in 1913 as a "loft building" for the Realty Fireproof Company and designed by architects Parkinson and Bergstrom. It was one of the most narrow parcels to be built in the district, constructed between the already developed Alexandria Hotel Annex to its north and a one-story parcel built to its south (later to become the Stationers Building). Modifications over the years left the 3-story Annex with a plain, stuccoed facade, its original facade and cornice having been removed. At the time the two buildings were built, the Spring Street district was becoming a high-rise financial center, with several buildings 10-13 stories high. Because both the Stationers Building and Stationers Annex were built as, "loft" buildings making their interiors easily adapted for future owners, and because they were built simply and on a small-scale, it is assumed that the buildings might have been intended for development as a larger parcel and potentially as a high-rise for a financial institution. Both parcels, however, were acquired by the Stationers Corporation and used as part of its stockroom office supplies business. Over time and with much wear from different owners, the buildings underwent much modification with very little of their historic features remaining. The buildings were then left unoccupied for several years and were subjected to vandalism and severe water damage making them non-compliant with building and safety codes. The buildings have since been demolished and the land currently being used as a parking lot with plans for further development.
Description	View of the east facade of the Stationers Building, on the left, and the Stationers Annex, on the right, looking west. The brick stone siding, decorative columns and wood sash windows of the Stationers Building stand in contrast to the smooth and plain exterior of the Annex. Photograph dated April 2005.
Publisher	Heritage Documentation Programs (U.S.). Historic American Buildings Survey.
Subject	Stationers Building (Los Angeles, Calif.). Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Brickwork--California--Los Angeles. Windows--California--Los Angeles. Columns--California--Los Angeles. Fire escapes--California--Los Angeles. Trees--California--Los Angeles. Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Historic American Buildings Survey Collection photographs. Heritage Documentation Programs Collection photographs. Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Bergstrom, G. E.(George Edwin),1876-1955. Schmolle, W. L. Parkinson and Bergstrom, Architects.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Photographs taken for Historic American Buildings Survey or the Historic Landscapes Survey: documentation is on file.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles County Building Survey Photo Collection