Cheney Block
{{Short description|Historic building in Los Angeles, US}}
{{about|the building in Los Angeles, California|the building in Hartford, Connecticut|Cheney Building}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Cheney Block
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| partof = Broadway Theater and Commercial District
| partof_refnum = 79000484
| designated_nrhp_type = May 9, 1979{{cite web|title=California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District|publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858983|date=May 9, 1979}}
| image = Cheney Block.jpg
| caption = The building in 2014
| architecture =
| architect = S. Charles Lee (1940s)
| location = 731-733 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
| built = 1913, 1940s
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0448|-118.2544|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Los Angeles
| map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County
}}
Cheney Block is a historic four-story building located at 731-733 S. Broadway in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
History
Cheney Block was built in 1913 and its facade was remodeled in by S. Charles Lee in the 1940s.{{cite web|title=Application to Alter, Repair, Move or Demolish|publisher=City of Los Angeles - Department of Building and Safety |url=https://documents.latimes.com/cheney-block/|date=October 1936}} The building was designed for retail and has had numerous occupants over the years, including an ice cream shop in 1913,{{cite web|title=From the Mountains to the Sea Volume II|publisher=American Historical Society|url=https://archive.org/stream/losangelesfrommo02mcgr/losangelesfrommo02mcgr_djvu.txt|date=1921}} a restaurant in 1927,{{cite news|title=Waiter Arrested on Till-Robbing Charge|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2cf460e4d3c9386fb7595e98b5621d0b77ed252316fc9fbdbbd625b9738e8148.jpg|date=February 22, 1927|page=A2}} College Boot Shop in 1928,{{cite web|title=The crowded sidewalk at 731 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1928|website=martinturnbull.com/ |url=https://martinturnbull.com/2021/11/14/the-crowded-sidewalk-at-731-south-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-1928-2/|date=November 14, 2021|first=Martin|last=Turnbull}} Steven's Shops Inc. in 1936, Leed's shoe store in 1942,{{cite news|title=New Shoe Store for Women Opened Formally by Leed's in Downtown Area|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/923325a2e1771d91616e4e6e8450207afa5a13cd40c568b1f3b5cb53685cfc74.jpg|date=March 15, 1942|page=A2}} and numerous others.
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Cheney Block listed as a contributing property in the district.
The building was restored in 2021.{{cite web|title=731 S Broadway|website=downtownla.com |url=https://downtownla.com/building/731-s-broadway|accessdate=November 24, 2024}}