Shane Building
{{Short description|Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Shane Building
| nocat = yes
| nrhp_type = cp
| partof = Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District
| partof_refnum = 85000704
| image = Shane bldg.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The building in 2024
| location = 6650-6654 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1655 N Cherokee Ave Hollywood, California
| coordinates = {{coord|34.101|-118.335|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Los Angeles
| map_caption = Location of building in Los Angeles County
| built = 1930
| architect = Norton & Wallis
| architecture = Zigzag Moderne
| designated_nrhp_type = April 4, 1985
| designated_other1 =
| designated_other1_number =
}}
Shane Building, also known as Shane & Regar Store Building or Hollywood Center, is a historic four-story building at 6650-6654 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1655 N Cherokee Ave in Hollywood, California.
History
Built in 1930, Shane Building was designed by Norton & Wallis.{{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}}{{Cite book |last=Winter |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWl29hn0C9gC |title=An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles |date=2009 |publisher=Gibbs Smith |isbn=978-1-4236-0893-6 |page=180 |language=en}} The building was the original home of the Writers Guild of America{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Center Building - Hollywood Historic Site |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=235279 |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce|access-date=June 18, 2024 |language=en-US}} and the Screen Actors Guild,{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Take a Tour of SAG’s Past HQs |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/take-tour-sag%E2%80%99s-past-hqs |access-date=June 18, 2024 |publisher=SAG-AFTRA}} and was once home to the Directors Guild of America{{Cite web |author= Snyder, Gabriel |title=Wonder Boys |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/world-of-wonder |date=June 30, 2008 |magazine=W |language=en}} as well.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the building was owned by Walnut Properties/Pussycat Theatres (Vincent Miranda, George Tate).{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Dakota |date=June 9, 2008 |title=Toy Factory Pool, Shane Building Memories |url=https://la.curbed.com/2008/6/9/10568468/curbedwire-toy |access-date=April 22, 2025 |publisher=Curbed Los Angeles |language=en}} From August 1977 to January 1978, the building's basement was home to Los Angeles's first punk rock club, The Masque. The club also had a secondary access point from the building's neighboring pornographic theater.{{Cite web |title=The Tragedy of Jane King: How a Murder Spree Collided With Hollywood’s Punk Revolution |author=Joe Pompeo |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/hollywood-punk-rock-murder |date=February 29, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en}} The Ramones opened in the basement club before becoming famous.
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Shane Building listed as a contributing property in the district.
In 2000, the building was bought by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey to serve as headquarters for their production company World of Wonder. The building was purchased from SDH Properties LLC for $3 million {{USDCY|3000000|2000}}.{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2000|title=Real Estate - Creative Office Renovations Creeping Farther to the East |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/real-estate-creative-office-renovations-creeping/ |access-date=April 22, 2025 |publisher=Los Angeles Business Journal |language=en-US}}
Architecture
Shane Building was built with reinforced concrete and features an art deco style known as Zigzag Moderne. Elements of the style prominent in the building include highly stylized gates, elaborate etched glass, verticality through pilasters that extend from the second story to above the parapet, and chevron shaped panels that articulate the top story windows.
The building is known for having one of the finest Art Deco lobbies in Hollywood.{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Jack |date=June 25, 1987 |title=Looking for remnants of the old glory on a tour of Hollywood Boulevard |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-25-vw-10371-story.html |access-date=April 22, 2025 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Art Deco Los Angeles |url=https://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/17/35358.pdf |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Lapl.org}}
See also
References
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Category:Office buildings completed in 1930
Category:Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Buildings and structures in Los Angeles
Category:1930s architecture in the United States
Category:Art Deco architecture in California
Category:Historic district contributing properties in California