Hollywood Western Building, The
historic place
The Hollywood Western Building, located at 5504 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a historic place. This four-story Art Deco office building was constructed in 1928. S. Charles Lee designed it, and Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg built it. The building opened on December 8, 1928. It served as the first home for key film industry organizations, including the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, the Production Code Administration, and Central Casting Corporation. The Hollywood Western Building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on January 1, 1988. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. This building connects to the early development of the American motion picture industry.