May Company Building (Los Angeles)

May Company Building
Exterior view of The Hamburger's Store building (later became the May Company) on the corner of Eighth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1912
Exterior view of The Hamburger's Store building (later became the May Company) on the corner of Eighth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1912
Location801 S. Broadway
Los Angeles[1]
Coordinates34°02′37″N 118°15′18″W / 34.043728°N 118.2548894°W / 34.043728; -118.2548894
Area1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2)[2]
Built1906[1]
ArchitectAlfred F. Rosenheim[1]
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts[1]
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Map
Location of Hamburger's/May Co. Building
Hamburger Department Store design, c. 1906
The May Company terrazzo at the entrance of the company's flagship department store in downtown Los Angeles
Contemporary view of the May Company Broadway building

The May Company Building on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, a.k.a. Hamburgers/May Company Department Store[1] and the May Department Store Building, later known as the California Broadway Trade Center, was the flagship store of the May Company California department store chain. It is a contributing property to the NRHP-listed Broadway Theater and Commercial District.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hamburgers/May Company Department Store". Los Angeles Conservancy.
  2. ^ Vincent, Roger (April 12, 2014). "Former May Co. building in downtown L.A. to get revived after sale". Los Angeles Times.