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Irvine-Byrne Building

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249 S Broadway
249 S Broadway

Irvine-Byrne Building, also known as Irvine Block, Byrne Building, Giant Penny Building, Pan American Building, and Pan American Lofts, is a historic five-story building located at 249-259 South Broadway, on the corner of Broadway and 3rd Street, in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. It is the second-oldest commercial building in the historic core, after the Bradbury Building located at the same intersection and designed and built by the same individuals.

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Irvine-Byrne Building
South Broadway, Los Angeles Downtown

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N 34.0513 ° E -118.248 °
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Pan American Lofts

South Broadway 253
90012 Los Angeles, Downtown
California, United States
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