Designated September 30, 1992 Year built 1939 Architect Albert C. Martin Sr. | Reference no. 566 Architectural style Streamline Moderne | |
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Location 6067 Wilshire Blvd. at Fairfax Ave., Wilshire district, Los Angeles Similar Academy Museum of Motion Pi, Pickford Center for Motion Pi, Johnie's Coffee Shop, Pavilion for Japanese Art, Universal Studios Hollywood | ||
Completed in 1939 the May Company Building on the Miracle Mile in the Wilshire district, Los Angeles, is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture. The building's architect Albert C. Martin, Sr., also designed the Million Dollar Theater and Los Angeles City Hall. The May Company Building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it "the grandest example of Streamline Moderne remaining in Los Angeles". It is especially noted for its gold-tiled cylindrical section that faces the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard at Fairfax Avenue, of which it occupies the northeast corner.
In 1994 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired the building and, as "LACMA West", used it as exhibition space for the museum.
The building will be repurposed and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is set to open in the building in 2017.