Young's Market Company Building Explained

Young's Market Company Building
Designated Other1:LAHCM
Designated Other1 Date:March 7, 1973
Designated Other1 Number:113
Location:1610 W. Seventh St., Westlake district, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.0539°N -118.2706°W
Built:1924
Architect:Charles F. Plummer
Architecture:Spanish Renaissance Revival
Added:June 15, 2004
Refnum:04000595 [1]

Young's Market Company Building built in 1924 is a historic building located at 1610 West 7th Street, corner South Union Avenue, in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

It was originally a retail market and office building, designed by architect Charles F. Plummer. The Spanish Renaissance Revival style building features marble columns and a terra-cotta frieze. In 1958, Young's moved to a headquarters building on Central Avenue.

In the 1980's it featured in the films Body Double and Fright Night.

It has been renovated into 44 live-work lofts in 1997.[2]

The Young's Market Company Building commercial block is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. On June 15, 2004, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  1. Web site: Young's Market Company Building . . June 15, 2004 . en-US.
  2. http://www.cityviewlofts.info/ City View Lofts