Wells Fargo Center is a twin tower

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complex in

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on Bunker Hill, in

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. It comprises South and North towers, which are joined by a three-story glass

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. The project received the 1986–1987 and 2003–2004 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Office Building of the Year Award, and numerous others. A branch of the

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was located at the center.

Wells Fargo Tower

Wells Fargo Tower (Tower I), at it is the tallest building of the complex. It has 54 floors and it is the 8th tallest building in Los Angeles, and the 92nd-tallest building in the

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. When it opened in 1983, it was known as the Crocker Tower, named after

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Crocker National Bank Crocker National Bank was an American bank headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was acquired by and merged into Wells Fargo Bank in 1986. History The bank traces its history to the Woolworth National Bank in San Francisco. Charles ...

. Crocker merged with

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in 1986. ;Anchor tenants: *

Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. The company operates in 35 countries and serves over 70 million customers worldwide. It is a systemically important fi ...

(Floors 1,5,7,9,11,12) * Payden & Rygel (Floors 39-40) *

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(Floors 44–54) *

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(Floors 23–25, 27–30, 34)Vincent, Roger (November 14, 2014
"Oaktree Capital agrees to expand offices in downtown Los Angeles"
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South Tower

South Tower (Tower II) is , and was completed in 1983 with 45 floors. It is the 17th tallest building in the city. ;Anchor tenants: *

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(Floors 1–9) *

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(Floors 28-29)

Architectural criticism

Cultural critic Fredric Jameson used Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's Crocker Bank Center (as it was then named) as an example of what he sees as

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's "depthlessness":

Wells Fargo Tower

South Tower

Architectural criticism

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