Lee Drug is a historic commercial building located at 6800 W.

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and 1669 N.

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. During its heyday, Lee Drug housed a drugstore that, due to its proximity to major Hollywood studios, sold a large selection of TV and screen make-up to actors. The building takes its name from this store.

Architecture

Lee Drug synthesizes

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and

Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by Aerodynamics, aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In indu ...

styles, and features horizontal banding, deco detailing, and a pronounced vertical sign projected above the roof.

History

Lee Drug was built by B. D. Bixby in 1935, and in 1985, when the

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was added to the

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, Lee Drug was listed as a

contributing property In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic dist ...

in the district. In 1993, Lee Drug and its neighboring building were sold for $18.9 million . In 2024, Lee Drug was one of four

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and

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buildings proposed for demolition to make way for a metro entrance on the

K Line Northern Extension The K Line Northern Extension, formerly known as the Crenshaw Northern Extension, is a planned Los Angeles Metro Rail light rail extension connecting Expo/Crenshaw station to Hollywood/Highland station in Hollywood. The corridor is a fully un ...

. The other buildings are 6806 Hollywood Boulevard, Bank of America Building, and Hollywood Theater.

References

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