Fifth Street Store Building
The Fifth Street Store building, also known as Shybary Grand Lofts, is a historic eleven-story highrise located at 501-515 S. Broadway and 302-312 W. 5th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
Fifth Street Store | |
 The building in 2014 | |
  Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 501-515 S. Broadway and 302-312 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′53″N 118°15′03″W / 34.0481°N 118.2509°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Alexander Curlett |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979[1] |
The Fifth Street Store building, also known as Shybary Grand Lofts,[2] is a historic eleven-story highrise located at 501-515 S. Broadway and 302-312 W. 5th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
History
[edit]Downtown Los Angeles's Fifth Street Store Building was designed by Alexander Curlett and built by Milliron's in 1927. In the building's early years, it was home to a department store that repeatedly changed its name, including Walker's, Fifth Street Store, Walker's Fifth Street Store, and in 1946 it changed to Milliron's. A $300,000 ($4.95 million in 2025) renovation was done in 1946 as well.[1][3][4]
In 1952, Ohrbach bought Milliron's, after which they performed a $1 million ($12.1 million in 2025) Welton Beckett-designed modernization on this building. Ohrbach's moved into the building the following year[5] and in 1959, the company sold the building to Starrett Corp. for $2.8 million ($30.9 million in 2025).[3]
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Fifth Street Store listed as a contributing property in the district.[1]
The building was converted to residential in 2006.[2]
Architecture and design
[edit]The Fifth Street Store building was built on a steel frame with brick filler walls and concrete floors, and also features a brick and terra cotta facade.[6] The building was built to the height limit in place in Los Angeles at the time it was constructed.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
- ^ a b "At Home in the Shybary Grand Lofts". Los Angeles Downtown News. September 18, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Ohrbach's Downtown Store Building Sold". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 1959. p. 28.
- ^ "Store's Name Now Milliron's". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1946. p. 11.
- ^ "Thousands at Opening of New Ohrbach Store". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1953. p. 18.
- ^ Sitton, Tom (2008). "GC 1323 - Historic Sites Surveys" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.