Cheney Block
Cheney Block is a historic four-story building located at 731-733 S. Broadway in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
Cheney Block | |
 The building in 2025 | |
  Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 731-733 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′41″N 118°15′16″W / 34.0448°N 118.2544°W |
| Built | 1913, 1940s |
| Architect | S. Charles Lee (1940s) |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
Cheney Block is a historic four-story building located at 731-733 S. Broadway in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
History
[edit]Cheney Block was built in 1913 and its facade was remodeled in by S. Charles Lee in the 1940s.[1][2] The building was designed for retail and has had numerous occupants over the years, including an ice cream shop in 1913,[3] a restaurant in 1927,[4] College Boot Shop in 1928,[5] Steven's Shops Inc. in 1936,[2] Leed's shoe store in 1942,[6] and numerous others.
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Cheney Block listed as a contributing property in the district.[1]
The building was restored in 2021.[7]
Architecture and design
[edit]Cheney Block is made of brick and concrete.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
- ^ a b "Application to Alter, Repair, Move or Demolish". City of Los Angeles - Department of Building and Safety. October 1936.
- ^ "From the Mountains to the Sea Volume II". American Historical Society. 1921.
- ^ "Waiter Arrested on Till-Robbing Charge". Los Angeles Times. February 22, 1927. p. A2.
- ^ Turnbull, Martin (November 14, 2021). "The crowded sidewalk at 731 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1928". martinturnbull.com/.
- ^ "New Shoe Store for Women Opened Formally by Leed's in Downtown Area". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1942. p. A2.
- ^ "731 S Broadway". downtownla.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
