5900 Wilshire

5900 Wilshire, known originally as the Mutual Benefit Life Building, is a 132-metre, 32-story skyscraper completed in 1971 in , , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: skyscraper in Los Angeles, California
  • Also known as: “Mutual Benefit Life”, “SBE”, and “Variety Building”
  • Address: 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90036

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Los Angeles County Museum of Art and La Brea Tar Pits.

Museum
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The is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the . is situated 580 feet north of 5900 Wilshire.

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The constitute an active paleontological research site located in urban , California, United States. was established around a cluster of tar pits formed by natural asphalt that has continuously seeped upward from the ground for tens of thousands of years.

Museum
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The is an automobile museum located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of . One of the world's largest collections, the is a nonprofit organization specializing in automobile history and related educational programs. is situated 780 feet west of 5900 Wilshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miracle Mile and Park La Brea.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the city of , . It contains a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard known as Museum Row. It also contains two Historic Preservation Overlay Zones: the HPOZ and the North HPOZ.

Neighborhood
is an apartment community in the Miracle Mile District of , developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1944.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the central region of . It is known for its collection of Ethiopian restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and thrift stores.

5900 Wilshire

Latitude
34.06212° or 34° 3′ 44″ north
Longitude
-118.35861° or 118° 21′ 31″ west
Elevation
607 feet (185 metres)
Inception
1971
Levels
32
Height
433 feet (132 metres)
Open location code
85633J6R+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 913314873
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q4640949
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“5900 Wilshire” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “5900 ويلشاير”
  • French: “5900 Wilshire”

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