Julian Medical Building
- Architect
- Morgan, Walls & Clements
- Year
- 1934
- Style
- Streamline Moderne
- City
- Los Angeles, CA
The Julian Medical Building, also known as the Owl Drug Store Building, is a two-story structure at the corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Boulevards, built in 1934 on the site of Hollywood's former civic center. Financed by the Beveridge family and designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements, it combines Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styling. The ground floor opened as an Owl Drug store, giving the building its alternate name, while the second floor held medical offices.
the building
Owl Drug ground floor. The building takes its popular name from its original ground-floor tenant, the Owl Drug Store, while the second floor was built out as medical offices.
the style
Morgan, Walls & Clements blended Art Deco and Streamline Moderne detailing on the building, giving its corner facade the curved lines and speed-inspired trim typical of Streamline Moderne commercial buildings of the mid-1930s.
More on Streamline Modernethe architect
Morgan, Walls & Clements was a prolific Los Angeles firm responsible for numerous landmarks, including the Dominguez-Wilshire Building, the Adamson House, Chapman Plaza, and the El Capitan, Music Box, Wiltern, Mayan, and Belasco theaters; the Julian Medical Building was among its 1934 commissions.
significance
The Julian Medical Building is a contributing property to the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
nearby
- Leed's Building
- Regal Shoes Building
- Hallmark Building
- United States Post Office
- Hollywood Plaza Hotel
- Avalon Hollywood