Continental Building

The Continental Building, formerly Braly Block, is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-story high-rise residential building at 408 South Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles. When completed in 1903, it was the city's first high-rise building, and remained the tallest commercial building for fifty-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]

For the building in Kiev, see Continental (building).
Continental Building
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Continental Building (California)
Continental Building (the United States)
Alternative namesBraly Building
Hibernian Building
Union Trust Building
Old Bank District Apartments
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential condominiums
Location408 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°02′55″N 118°14′54″W
Completed1903
OwnerOld Financial District LP
Height
Roof45.87 m (150.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count13
Floor area56.5 million sq in (365 million cm2)
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn Parkinson
George Edwin Bergstrom
Killefer Flammang Architects
Continental Building
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Part ofSpring Street Financial District (ID1979000489)
LAHCM No.730
Designated CP1979
References
[1][2][3][4]

The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

  • Continental Building - 408 S. Spring Street
  • Continental Building when home to the German American Savings Bank, 1908

The building plays a prominent role in the 2009 independent film (500) Days of Summer.[6]

See also

International Savings & Exchange Bank Building, 10-story structure built in the same area in 1907 and using the same architectural styles

References
  1. Continental Building at Emporis
  2. "Continental Building". SkyscraperPage.
  3. "California Office of Historic Preservation Certified Tax Projects – 2005 (Fiscal Year)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1979. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  5. Department of Geography. "Continental Building and the 150-Foot Height Limit". Downtown Walking Tour. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  6. "Go On Location: Locations Featured in "500 Days of Summer"". Discover Los Angeles. Retrieved 2018-01-29.

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 0-7385-2924-9.


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