The story
One of America's first Art Deco buildings survived the 1992 LA riots when fleeing staff shut off the elevators, stranding looters on the first floor.
Everything that was here
- 1929–1993
Bullock's WilshireDepartment Store
One of America's first Art Deco buildings survived the 1992 LA riots when fleeing staff shut off the elevators, stranding looters on the first floor.
See the map in 1930 → - 1921–1989
Ambassador HotelHotel
The legendary hotel where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated moments after winning the California Democratic primary in 1968.
See the map in 1922 → - 1932–1986
Perino'sRestaurant
Los Angeles' most elegant restaurant, where Bette Davis had a permanent booth, Frank Sinatra played piano, and Cole Porter composed songs on menus.
See the map in 1933 →
Nearby history
The Brown Derby (Wilshire / original hat-shaped)
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Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel)
3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010 · 1.7 km away
Marvin Gaye Death House
2101 South Gramercy Place · 2.7 km away
Pan-Pacific Auditorium
7600 W Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 · 3.7 km away
Notorious B.I.G. Murder Site
6250 Wilshire Boulevard · 3.9 km away
Six months after Tupac's murder, Notorious B.I.G. was killed at a red light in LA. He was in town to promote peace betwe
Petersen Automotive Museum (Tupac Last Seen)
6060 Wilshire Boulevard · 4.1 km away
Tupac Shakur left a party at this museum on September 7, 1996. Twenty minutes later, he was shot at a red light. He died
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