PCAD - Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, Branch, 6780 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

AKA: Bank of America Corporation, Hollywood Branch, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA; Ripley's Believe It or Not Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

Structure Type: built works - commercial buildings - banks (buildings)

Designers: Morgan, Walls and Clements, Architects (firm); Stiles Oliver Clements (architect); Octavius Weller Morgan Sr. (architect)

Dates: [unspecified]

6780 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90028-4622

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Overview

Originally, an apartment house occupied this site; A classical facade was added to this structure in the 1920s, probably for a bank; Bank of America remodeled the building in 1935.

Alteration

Three upper stories were demolished in 1935, possibly due to seismic damage suffered during the Long Beach Earthquake of 03/10/1933.

PCAD id: 378