Leed's Building

{{Short description|Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Leed's

| nocat = yes

| nrhp_type = cp

| partof = Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District

| partof_refnum = 85000704

| image = Leeds bldg 2.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = The building in 2024

| location = 6352 W. Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California

| coordinates = {{coord|34.101|-118.3284|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Los Angeles

| map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County

| built = 1935

| architect = S. Charles Lee

| architecture = International Style

| designated_nrhp_type = April 4, 1985

}}

Leed's is a historic one-story retail building at 6352 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, formerly home to Leed's Shoe Store.{{Cite book |title=A Diplomatic Guide to Los Angeles: Discovering Its Sites and Character |author=Jaak Treiman |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LlFec5-_JasC |publisher=Velak Publishing |date=2011 |isbn=978-0-9835158-0-7 |language=en-US}}

History

Leed's was designed by renowned theater architect S. Charles Lee and built in 1935.{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/236d3254-47ee-4b31-9045-c2999cc465f2/ |publisher=United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service |date=April 4, 1985 |language=en-US}}

In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Leed's listed as a contributing property in the district.

In 2000, the building was sold for $920,009 {{USDCY|920009|2000}}.{{Cite web |title=6350 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028 |url=https://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/16443324/6350-Hollywood-Blvd-Los-Angeles-CA-90028/ |publisher=PropertyShark |accessdate=July 16, 2024 |language=en-US}}

Architecture and design

Leed's Building is made of concrete with extensive use of glass and features an International Style design with an integral vertical sign balanced by intersecting parapets and a cantilevered front corner entrance.

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