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The Fifth Street Store building, also known as Shybary Grand Lofts, is a historic eleven-story highrise located at 501-515 S.
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and 302-312 W. 5th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of
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.


History

Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents ...
'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 renovation was done in 1946 as well. In 1952, Ohrbach bought Milliron's, after which they performed a $1 million Welton Beckett-designed modernization on this building. Ohrbach's moved into the building the following year and in 1959, the company sold the building to Starrett Corp. for $2.8 million . In 1979, the
Broadway Theater and Commercial District The Broadway Theater District in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch ...
was added to the
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, with Fifth Street Store listed as a
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in the district. The building was converted to residential in 2006.


Architecture and design

The Fifth Street Store building was built on a
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frame with
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filler walls and
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floors, and also features a brick and
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facade. The building was built to the height limit in place in
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at the time it was constructed.


See also

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List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District The properties on this list are contributing properties to Los Angeles's Broadway Theater and Commercial District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and expanded in 2002. The following properties were original ...


References

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