The Coca-Cola Building is a
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta ...
bottling plant modeled as a
Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design ...
building designed by architect
Robert V. Derrah
Robert V. Derrah was an American architect. His work included designs for the Crossroads of the World (1936), Coca-Cola Building (Los Angeles) and a 1942 extension on the Southern California Gas Company Complex.
He died at the age of 51 in 1946 ...
with the appearance of a ship with portholes, catwalk and a bridge from five existing industrial buildings in 1939.
It is located at 1334 South Central Avenue in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
. It was designated
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are sites which have been designated by the Los Angeles, California, Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural criteria.
History
The Historic-Cult ...
Number 138 on 5 Feb 1975.
It is often referred to as the Coke Building.
See also
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Notes
References
*Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, Lawrence Wodehouse. A world history of architecture. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003. , . Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Chapter 15 Art Deco, page 499 and Figure 15.42
Google books
External links
Big Orange Landmarks. Exploring the Landmarks of Los Angeles, One Monument at a Time. Several external views plus one interior picture.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Industrial buildings completed in 1939
1939 establishments in California
1930s architecture in the United States
Streamline Moderne architecture in California
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