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Order Number	00009278
Title	Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Streets-Wilshire; N-002-532 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	The Warner Bros. Western Theater was later renamed the Wiltern. Similar to 00009279. Morgan, Walls and Clements were architects; Stiles O. Clements, designer; G. A. Lansburgh, theater; and Anthony B. Heinsbergen, murals. It is in Art Deco (Zigzag) Moderne style and includes an office tower, the Pellissier Building. In 1985 the auditorium and exterior were restored by Brenda Levin Associates for the developer Wayne Ratkovich. The original construction occurred in 1930-1931.; In 1862 Congregation B'nai B'rith was founded. Designed in the Byzantine Revival style by architects A.M. Edelman, S. Tilden Norton, and David C. Allison, this Temple was dedicated in 1929. Its richly ornamental interior features black marble, gold inlay, fine mosaics, rare woods, and Biblically-themed murals created by art director Hugo Ballin. The Temple is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and was entered in the United States Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Description	Bird's eye view looking east on Wilshire Blvd. at Western Ave. with the Warner Bros. Western Theatre on the right side and the Wilshire Boulevard Temple on the left.
Subject	Wilshire Boulevard Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.). Wiltern (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Lansburgh, G. Albert,1876-1969. Western Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.). Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection