Broadway Hollywood Building

atop the building Although several sources describe the building as a ten-story building, According to the City of Los Angeles Office of Economic Development, the annex used "Streamline Moderne Style, characterized by the absence of ornamentation and an emphasis on smooth wall surfaces, rounded corners, flat roofs and linear elements that give a horizontal emphasis." The building and its neon sign were individually designated as a City monument (LA-664) on September 29, 1999. The building is covered by the Mills Act (Contract Number: 53175873 and Case Number: CHC-2005-5690-MA). ==History==

in 1980 In 1922, as Hollywood Boulevard regional shopping district, second only to Downtown Los Angeles, was taking form, stock was sold to finance construction of a four-story building at Hollywood and Vine to house a branch of Boadway Bros., a small Pasadena-based department store chain. Boadway’s went out of business in 1923, and B. H. Dyas agreed to open in the building instead. In 1927, the Classical Revival Style building was built by local businessman Frank R. Strong as a B. H. Dyas Company Department Store. Due to the Great Depression, B. H. Dyas had to consolidate its operation back to its original store and The Broadway purchased the 30-year lease for this prime location for $2 million in 1931 . after which building was reconfigured for office use. In July 2008, the residents sued the bar on the first floor of the building for its noise pollution, resulting in the relocation of the bar in February 2009. Among the current and past owners of the building's loft condominiums are Dave Navarro, Jason Statham, Danny Masterson, and Charlize Theron. In 2016, the building was sold for $14.2 million . ==In popular culture==

Broadway Hollywood building was featured in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times. ==See also==