Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Judson Rives Building

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

1. Judson Rives Building Marker

Inscription. Beaux Arts style. Charles Ronald Aldrich, architect. Built 1906. Declared 2007, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 881, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles.

Erected 2007 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 881.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 34° 2.931′ N, 118° 14.99′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is on South Broadway south of 4th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 S Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Title Insurance Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hotel Stowell (about 400 feet away); Spring Arts Tower (about 400 feet away); Palm Court (about 500 feet away); Biddy Mason (about 600 feet away); Spring Street (about 700 feet away); Pershing Square (about 800 feet away); Angels Flight (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Judson Rives Building.

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Originally called the Broadway Central Building, later named for Judson Rives, the 1920s-era owner who renovated the onetime office building and added the movie theater that occupied its ground floor from 1925 to 1988.
The building was purchased in 2005 and completely renovated. The 10-story apartment building is now called The Judson.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

2. Judson Rives Building Marker

Judson Rives Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

3. Judson Rives Building

Postcard c.1915 image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

4. Postcard c.1915

Originally the Broadway Central Building.

The Broadway Theatre - 1954 image. Click for full size.

courtesy Sean Ault collection, 1954

5. The Broadway Theatre - 1954

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 22, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.