The California Mart , also known as California Market Center , are three high-rise buildings in Los Angeles , California , USA.
8-648: The buildings are located in the Fashion District of Downtown Los Angeles . The main entrance is on Olympic Boulevard , between Main Street and Los Angeles Street . The California Mart was built for Harvey and Barney Morse, two brothers from New York City who started a clothing factory in Downtown Los Angeles in the early 1960s. The three 13-story buildings were designed in the modernist architectural style . The first building, located at
16-732: A building or structure in Los Angeles is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Los Angeles Fashion District The Los Angeles Fashion District , previously known as the Garment District , is a business improvement district (BID) in, and often cited as a sub-neighborhood of, Downtown Los Angeles . The neighborhood caters to wholesale selling and has more than 4,000 overwhelmingly independently owned and operated retail and wholesale businesses selling apparel, footwear, accessories, and fabrics. The Fashion District has no official, government-recognized status. It
24-542: A collaborative effort among area stakeholders that continues to foster a clean, safe, and vibrant environment for everyone who experiences the district. We are promoting increased business activity, enhancing property values, and attracting further investment in the area.". It is 1 of 9 BIDs in Downtown LA and 1 of over 40 BIDs in the City of Los Angeles. A binding assessment levied on property owners funds BID activities, and
32-485: A large city. In 1972 the Los Angeles Times defined the L.A. Garment District as being along Los Angeles Street from 3rd to 11th Street, an area that today straddles the border of Skid Row and the very northwest end of the current Fashion District. At the time, the newspaper stated that 2,000 garment manufacturers were located in that area, which was "virtually unknown to most Los Angeles residents". By 1982
40-760: Is recognized as a subdistrict of Downtown by the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) , which states its boundaries as: In earlier documents, the DLANC defined the eastern parts of what it now terms the Fashion District as the Warehouse District , Produce District , and Southern Industrial District . The identification of a "garment district" is relatively new in Los Angeles' history as
48-633: The Hertz Investment Group , chaired by Judah Hertz . In 2004–2005, the building complex was sold to the Jamison Group, owned by investor David Lee , for US$ 135 million. Brookfield purchased controlling interest from Jamison in 2017, for $ 440 million. In November 2018 Brookfield unveiled renderings for a $ 170 million overhaul of the property. 34°02′26″N 118°15′20″W / 34.040532°N 118.255427°W / 34.040532; -118.255427 This article about
56-655: The district was a roughly 20 block area from Maple to Main and 7th to 12th streets and had become a popular place for Angelenos to seek fashions at cheaper prices. There were about 500 retail outlets, and key destinations for shoppers included the Cooper Building, the Fashion Center Building and "The Alley", now known as Santee Alley. Workers are mostly Latin American and Asian immigrants. The LA Fashion District BID states that it "has pioneered
64-595: The intersection of 9th Street and South Los Angeles Street, was completed in 1963. It is 13-story high. The second building, located on South Main Street, was completed in 1965. The third building, located on Olympic Boulevard and Main Street, was completed in 1979. The buildings were owned by the Morse family until 1994, when it was foreclosed and acquired by the Equitable Life Assurance Co. They were listed for sale in 2000, and they were acquired by
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