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.
See also
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Buildings and structures in Los Angeles
Category:1930s architecture in the United States
Category:Historic district contributing properties in California
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