Mode O'Day Building

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155 West Washington Boulevard
Mode O'Day Building sometime between 1930 and 1939.jpg
Photo taken between 1930 and 1939
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Former names
  • Mode O'Day Building
  • County Assessors Building
General information
StatusCompleted
Type High-rise
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Location Historic South Central Los Angeles
Address
  • 151-161 West Washington Boulevard
  • 1840-1850 South Hill Street
Town or city Los Angeles
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 34°01′56″N118°15′58″W / 34.0321084°N 118.2662207°W / 34.0321084; -118.2662207
Completed1927
Height185.56 feet (56.56 m)
Technical details
Floor count12
References
[1] [2] [3]

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

  1. ↑ "155 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles | 243037 | EMPORIS". EMPORIS. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Historic Places Los Angeles - Resource Report". hpla.lacity.org. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  5. ↑ Circus Historical Society (2018-01-01). Bandwagon Vol 62 No 1 (2018).
  6. ↑ Lee, Portia; Samudio, Jeffrey (2001). Los Angeles, California. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-0812-2.
  7. ↑ "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.

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