E. Clem Wilson Building

E. Clem Wilson Building
E. Clem Wilson Building 2019
Former names	Mutual of Omaha Building General Insurance Building General of America Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Art Deco / Art Moderne
Location	5225 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′45″N 118°20′34″W / 34.0625°N 118.3427°W / 34.0625; -118.3427Coordinates: 34°03′45″N 118°20′34″W / 34.0625°N 118.3427°W / 34.0625; -118.3427
Completed	1929
Height
Roof	55.64 m (182.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	13
Design and construction
Architect	Meyer & Holler
References
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The E. Clem Wilson Building, also called the Samsung Building, is a 55.64 m (182.5 ft) Art Deco / Art Moderne midrise building at 5225 Wilshire Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

The building is currently managed by VisionQuest Ventures.

The building has had multiple different names from signage rights, starting with Mutual of Omaha, then becoming Asahi in the 1990s, and becoming Samsung in the early 2000s. It now remains a blank blue sign.

References[]

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Further reading[]

• http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll44/id/90043
• http://losangelespast.blogspot.ca/2009/11/old-civic-center-south-to-city-hall.html