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Catalina Swimwear Building

1923 establishments in CaliforniaBuildings and structures in Downtown Los AngelesCommercial buildings completed in 1923Industrial buildings completed in 1923Office buildings in Los Angeles
The Catalina Swimwear Building
The Catalina Swimwear Building

The Catalina Swimwear Building is a six-story, industrial building located in Downtown Los Angeles. The building was designed in 1923 by architect William Douglas Lee and is Lee's first major commission as an independent architect in Los Angeles. The façade has Neoclassical features and articulation that reflect early twentieth-century architecture, more formal than typical for a building intended for manufacturing purposes. The Catalina Swimwear Building is located on the southwest corner of San Pedro and Winston Streets. The building is of reinforced concrete construction, and the upper façade is sheathed in a Flemish Bond brick pattern. Its construction is documented by City of Los Angeles Building Permit #38140, issued for a six-story building with a concrete frame on the southwest corner of San Pedro and Winston Streets.

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Catalina Swimwear Building
East 5th Street, Los Angeles Downtown

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East 5th Street 417
90013 Los Angeles, Downtown
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Skid Row City Limits Mural
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