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Forve-Pettebone Building, also known as Pettebone Building and O.T. Johnson Building #2, is a historic five-story building located at 510 S.
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in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of
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.


History

Forve-Pettebone Building was designed by Robert Brown Young and built for developer O.T. Johnson in 1905. Forve-Pettebone Company was one of the building's original tenants, and they designed and manufactured
Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
and
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 first street lamps in the building. The building took its name from them and they moved out in 1924. 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 O.T. Johnson Building #2 listed as a
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in the district. The building was purchased in 2015, after which the facade was restored and the building's interior was upgraded to modern standards. The building was sold again in 2019, to South Korean gaming company NHN Global Inc, for $22 million . NHN Global Inc then relocated their headquarters from
Koreatown A Koreatown (), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul, is a Korean-dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula. History Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have only been in existence s ...
to this building.


Architecture and design

Forve-Pettebone Building is made of
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and
steel Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength a ...
with a pressed-brick facade. The building originally featured
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, but it has since been removed. The building's upper windows form almost solid bands. The building's interior features wooden beams, exposed brick walls, and a
cast-iron Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. The alloying elements determine the form in which its car ...
staircase.


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 ...
*
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (LAHCMs) in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California are designated by the City's Cultural Heritage Commission. There are more than 120 LAHCMs in the downtown area. These include the Los Angeles Plaza ...


References

{{LAHMC Commercial buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles Historic district contributing properties in California 1910s architecture in the United States Broadway (Los Angeles)