11 Facts About Bradbury Building

Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.

The building was commissioned by Los Angeles gold-mining millionaire Lewis L Bradbury and constructed by draftsman George Wyman from the original design by Sumner Hunt.

Bradbury Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977, one of only four office buildings in Los Angeles to be so honored.

Bradbury Building has operated as an office building for most of its history.

Bradbury Building was purchased for $6 million in 2003 by a Hong Kong investor, less than the $7 million Ira Yellin invested just to rehabilitate and seismically retrofit the structure after acquiring it in 1989, a reflection of Yellin's commitment to downtown preservation and restoration.

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When it opened in 1894, the Bradbury Building towered above its neighbors and became the southwestern anchor of the business district, then centered around First and Main.

Bradbury Building has been featured prominently as a setting in many films, television shows, and in literature—particularly in the science fiction genre.

Bradbury Building appeared in the noir films Double Indemnity, The Unfaithful, Shockproof, D O A and I, The Jury .

Bradbury Building appeared in a 1979 music video for "Take Me Home" by Cher, in addition to music videos from the 1980s by Heart, Janet Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Phil Seymour and Genesis, and a Pontiac Pursuit commercial.

DC Comics and Marvel Comics—the latter of which has offices in the real Bradbury Building—both published comic book series based on characters that work in the historic landmark.

Bradbury Building was used for the music video for "Say Something", a song released on January 25,2018 by Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton.