Saban Building

The Saban Building, formerly the May Company Building, on Wilshire Boulevard in the district of , is a celebrated example of Streamline Moderne architecture.
  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 282 feet (86 metres)
  • …is operated by Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
  • …stands 114 feet (35 metres) tall
  • …has 7 floors
  • Description: building on Miracle Mile in Los Angeles; corner of Wilshire and Fairfax
  • Also known as
    “May Company Department Store Building”
    “May Company Wilshire”
    “May Company Wilshire Branch”
  • Historically known as
    “LACMA West”
    “May Company Building”
  • Established: September 7, 1939

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Petersen Automotive Museum.
The is an automobile museum… is situated 360 feet south of Saban Building.
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Museum
The is an art museum… is situated 630 feet east of Saban Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carthay and Park La Brea.
Neighborhood
is a half-square-mile neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California.
Neighborhood
is an apartment community in the Miracle…
Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the central region of .
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
34.06328° or 34° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
-118.36084° or 118° 21′ 39″ west
Open location code
85633J7Q+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Saban Building” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Nearby Places

“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”

Los Angeles: Highlights

Learn more about Hollywood and San Gabriel Valley.