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Platt Building

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Anjac Fashion Building
File:Platt Building-1 (cropped).jpg
Anjac Fashion Building (left) and Orpheum Theatre (right)
Location834 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
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Built1927
ArchitectWalker & Eisen
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CPMay 9, 1979[1]

Platt Building, also known as Platt Music Company Building and Anjac Fashion Building, is a historic twelve-story highrise located at 834 South Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

History

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Platt Building was built in 1927 and designed by Walker & Eisen,[1] an architecture firm known for many Los Angeles landmarks, including the Fine Arts Building, Hollywood Plaza Hotel, Taft Building, James Oviatt Building, United Artists Theatre, and more.[2] The building was built to a height of 150 feet, the legal limit at the time, and its original tenant was the Platt Music Corporation,[3] who had a concert hall that took up an entire floor.[4]

In 1964, Annette and Jack Needleman began buying property in the area. They renamed this and several other buildings Anjac Fashion, a portmanteau of their first names.[3] In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with the Anjac Fashion Building at 834 S. Broadway listed as a contributing property in the district.[1]

The Broadway Bar moved into the building in 2005.[3]

Architecture and design

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Platt Building features a Gothic Revival design and is made of steel-framed concrete with a terra cotta facade.[1][5]

See also

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References

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