Security Trust and Savings
Security Trust and Savings, also known as Security Pacific Bank, is a highrise office building in Hollywood, California and built in 1921. The building was designed by the father and son design team of John and Donald Parkinson,[1] who also designed some of the city's major landmarks, including Los Angeles City Hall and Bullocks Wilshire.
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Location | 6381–6385 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°6′9″N 118°19′42″W |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | John and Donald Parkinson |
Architectural style(s) | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
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Designated | December 18, 1987 |
In 1982 the building was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] although it ultimately was not listed. In 1987 the building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[2]
In 2020, the building was bought for $53 million by Onni Group, who plan to preserve it while redeveloping an adjoining property.[3]
In popular culture
This building is widely believed to be the inspiration for the Cahuenga Building, a fictional building that housed the office of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories. Additionally, The Brasher Doubloon, a film adaption of Chandler's The High Window, features this building as that location.[4] The intersection outside this building (Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Boulevard) is named Raymond Chandler Square as a tribute to the belief that Phillip Marlowe's office was located here.[5]
References
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83001204
- https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf
- https://la.urbanize.city/post/onni-group-plans-14-story-office-building-hollywood-and-cahuenga
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cahuenga-building
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html