Welton Becket - Capitol Records Building - Los Angeles, CA USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member geobwong2k
N 34° 06.192 W 118° 19.599
11S E 377630 N 3774392
The Capitol Records Building is a round building in a sea of square ones.
Waymark Code: WM24BX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty
Views: 137

The 13 story Capitol Records building was the first circular building in the world. The circular shape with the tall spire, resembles a stack of records on a spindle. At the tip the spire, is the traditional flashing red light with a twist. The flashing of the spire spells out the word "Hollywood" in morse code.
Architect: Welton Becket

Building Type: Commercial

Date Built: 1956

City building is located in: Los Angeles

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