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Continental Building 
Alternative names Braly Building
Hibernian Building
Union Trust Building
Old Bank District ApartmentsGeneral information Type Residential condominiums Location 408 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCoordinates 34°02′55″N 118°14′54″W / 34.0486°N 118.2482°WCoordinates: 34°02′55″N 118°14′54″W / 34.0486°N 118.2482°W Completed 1903 Height Roof 46 m (151 ft) Technical details Floor count 13 Floor area 86,300 sq ft (8,020 m2) Design and construction Owner Old Financial District LP Architect John Parkinson
George Edwin Bergstrom
Killefer Flammang ArchitectsContinental BuildingArchitectural style: Beaux-Arts Governing body: Private Part of: Spring Street Financial District (#1979000489) Designated CP: 1979 References [1][2][3][4] The Continental Building is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-storey high-rise residential building at 408 South Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles, California. When completed in 1903, it was the city's first high-rise building, and remained the tallest for three years. Shortly after the building was completed, the Los Angeles City Council enacted a 150 ft (46 m) height restriction on future buildings that remained until the 1950s.[5]
The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][3]
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In popular culture
The building plays a prominent role in the 2009 independent film (500) Days of Summer.
See also
International Savings & Exchange Bank Building, 10-story structure built in the same area in 1907 and using the same architectural styles
References
- ^ Continental Building at Emporis
- ^ Continental Building at SkyscraperPage
- ^ a b "California Office of Historic Preservation Certified Tax Projects – 2005 (Fiscal Year)" (PDF). http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/1074/files/fy%202005%20tax%20projects.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1979. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CA/Los+Angeles/districts.html. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Department of Geography. "Continental Building and the 150-Foot Height Limit". Downtown Walking Tour. University of Southern California. http://college.usc.edu/geography/la_walking_tour/historic_core/continental_building.html. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
Further reading
- Roseman, Curtis C.; Ruth Wallach, Dace Taube, Linda McCann, Geoffrey DeVerteuil (2004). The Historic Core of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 35–38. ISBN 0738529249.
External links
- Continental Building profile at PropertyShark
Continental Building (46 m) (1903) · Security Building (50.3 m) (1906) · A.G. Bartlett Building (58 m) (1911) · Park Central Building (62 m) (1916) · Texaco Building (74 m) (1927) · Los Angeles City Hall (138 m) (1928) · Union Bank Plaza (157 m) (1968) · 611 Place (189 m) (1969) · City National Plaza (213 m) (1972) · Aon Center (262 m) (1973) · U.S. Bank Tower (310 m) (1990)
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Lists Downtown Los Angeles • East and Northeast Sides • Harbor Area • Hollywood • San Fernando Valley •
Silver Lake, Angelino Heights and Echo Park • South Los Angeles • Westside • Wilshire and Westlake AreasCategories:- Historic district contributing properties
- 1903 architecture
- Buildings and structures in Los Angeles, California
- Office buildings in Los Angeles, California
- Residential buildings in Los Angeles, California
- Residential condominiums in the United States
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