Union Oil Building may refer to several different buildings occupied by Union Oil sequentially in

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: *the first Union Oil Building (1911), known by its later name,

A.G. Bartlett Building The A.G. Bartlett Building is a 14-floor building at 215 Seventh Street (Los Angeles), West Seventh Street in Downtown Los Angeles. When completed in 1911, it was the tallest building in the city for five years. It is within the Spring Street F ...

, architects John B. Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, U-shaped, 215 W. 7th St., the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. The

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, as the first of several Union Oil Buildings, i.e. buildings that the Union Oil Co. occupied in succession. It the company's first permanent presence in Los Angeles. KPBS noted: "When the new 14-story building opened, many smaller oil companies rented offices there, including oilman George Franklin Getty. Getty's Minnehoma Oil Company stayed in the building for 15 years, during which his famous son,

J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty Sr. (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pion ...

, joined him when he became of working age. It was converted to lofts in 2002 and is a designated national, California and Los Angeles landmark." *the second Union Oil Building (1923) at 617 W. 7th Street, northeast corner of 7th & Hope, architects Curlett and Beelman. Renovated in 2000 as office space with ground floor retail. *In 1969, Union Oil Co. became

Unocal Union Oil Company of California, and its holding company Unocal Corporation, together known as Unocal was a major petroleum explorer and marketer in the late 19th century, through the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. It was headqu ...

and moved into the Unocal Building just west of the

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. Architects

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and

Charles Luckman Charles Luckman (May 16, 1909 – January 26, 1999) was an American businessman, property developer, and architect known for designing landmark buildings in the United States such as the Theme Building, Prudential Tower, Madison Square Garden, ...

. In the style of

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...

. Tallest building in Los Angeles when opened in April 1958. In 1996, Unocal moved to El Segundo and the Unocal Building is now the

Los Angeles Center Studios Los Angeles Center Studios, is a 20-acre film production studio located in the City West neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. History The main building opened in April 1958 as the Union Oil Center and served as the headquarters ...

External links

Image of 2nd Union Oil Building
(717 W. 7th St.) at USC Library

References

{{sia Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles Oil company headquarters in the United States Union Oil Company of California