Union Oil Building

Union Oil Building may refer to several different buildings occupied by Union Oil sequentially in Downtown Los Angeles:

• the first Union Oil Building (1911), known by its later name, A.G. Bartlett Building, architects John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, U-shaped, 215 W. 7th St., the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. The Beaux Arts style, as the first of several Union Oil Buildings, i.e. buildings that the Union Oil Co. occupied in succession. It the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. KPBS noted: "When the new 14-story building opened, many smaller oil companies rented offices there, including oilman George Franklin Getty. Getty's Minnehoma Oil Company stayed in the building for 15 years, during which his famous son, J. Paul Getty, joined him when he became of working age. It was converted to lofts in 2002 and is a designated national, California and Los Angeles landmark." ^[1]
• the second Union Oil Building (1923) at 617 W. 7th Street, northeast corner of 7th & Hope, architects Curlett and Beelman. ^{[2] [1]} Renovated in 2000 as office space with ground floor retail. ^[3]
• In 1969, Union Oil Co. became Unocal and moved into the Unocal Building just west of the Harbor Freeway. Architects William Pereira and Charles Luckman. In the style of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Tallest building in Los Angeles when opened in April 1958.

In 1996, Unocal moved to El Segundo and the Unocal Building is now the Los Angeles Center Studios.

External links

• Image of 2nd Union Oil Building (717 W. 7th St.) at USC Library

References

1. "The Downtown Los Angeles Buildings That Oil Built". PBS SoCal. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
2. "Union Oil Building, 617 West 7th (2 views)". California State Library. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
3. "617 W. Seventh Street - Los Angeles - Southern California - The Swig Company, LLC". Swigco. Retrieved 17 March 2024.