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Post #335 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Clifton’s Cafeteria Brookdale

648 South Broadway

This location was one in a chain of eight founded in 1931 by Clifford and Nelda Clinton, known for their “Golden Rule” of feeding all regardless of ability to pay. Each location had its own theme; this one opened in 1935 and was remodeled in 1939 after Brookdale Lodge in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Post #334 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

City Towel Supply Building

421 East 6th Street

This industrial loft was constructed in 1923 for the City Towel Supply Corporation, which was one of Los Angeles’ largest laundry services, laundering towels and linens in large quantities for commercial and industrial clients.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Post #333 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Citizens’ National Bank Building

301–311 Main Street

The Citizens’ Securities Company, owner of the Citizens’ National Bank Building commissioned architect Harrison Albright to design this five-floor bank building. It was completed in 1906, using reinforced concrete for its structural members, and laid out in an E shape to maximize window offices.

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One more location that should properly be in the Landmarks category, but it’s a recent discovery (or a belated acknowledgment about its classification, anyway). So here’s post #332 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting (for now, anyway) recognized landmarks replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not included in the LA Noire “Official” Landmarks list.

Edison Building Annex

432 South Hope Street

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #347

Designed by Allison & Allison, the Edison Building Annex was built in 1931 as part of the Southern California Edison Company's headquarters complex and was connected to the main building by an elevated pedestrian bridge.

More info:

Historic/Additional Landmarks on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia Site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Okay, I lied. Looks like we have to get another couple of landmarks out of the way before getting back to our regularly scheduled programming. Thanks to u/Pootis_gaming_moment, we have the (substantially) altered location of a Bunker Hill landmark. So indulge me for post #331 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting recognized landmarks that are (at least reasonably) recreated in LA Noire but are not included in the LA Noire “Official” Landmarks list. (After this, I've got one more recently discovered landmark, then it'll be back to the non-landmarks in alphabetical order. I hope…)

The Castle

448 North Figueroa (in-game), 325 South Bunker Hill Avenue (actual)

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #27

Built in 1882 (and expanded around 1888) by real estate developer Reuben M. Baker, the Queen Anne-style residence affectionately known as “The Castle” — converted into a multi-unit dwelling in the early 20th century — was long considered one of the most distinct homes in the Bunker Hill neighborhood.

More info:

Historic/Additional Landmarks on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia Site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Apologies — another out-of-order landmark entry. Apparently I had some poor photo reference when I first checked on (and ruled out) this location, but additional historic images have confirmed its accuracy (or at least reasonably so). So we’re diverting momentarily for post #330 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting recognized landmarks that are (at least reasonably) recreated in LA Noire but are not included in the LA Noire “Official” Landmarks list. (After this, we’ll continue with the non-landmarks. I promise.)

Hellman/Quon Building

130 Paseo de la Plaza

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #64 (part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles)
National Register of Historic Places #72000231 (part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles)

Named for original builder Isaias W. Hellman and prominent Chinese businessman Quon How Shing (a longtime tenant who purchased the building in 1920), this 1900 structure served as a central hub for early Los Angeles’ Chinese community, featuring interconnected shops, lodgings, and social spaces.

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Historic/Additional Landmarks on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia Site
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Post #329 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

C.H. Frost Building

145 South Broadway

The 1898 C.H. Frost Building (later know as the Haig M. Prince Building) was designed by architect John Parkinson. The Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company showroom occupied the entire sixth floor. (Note that the in-game depiction simplifies the real-life cylindrical corner and other curved elements.)

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Post #328 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Central Receiving Hospital

318 1st Street

Central Receiving Hospital is located behind Central Police Station. It was the city’s main police emergency receiving hospital for over 30 years, until the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital opened in 1927. The facility in Old Central remained in use as a branch hospital for minor emergency cases.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Post #327 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Central Police Station

318 1st Street

The three-story (with basement) Richardsonian Romanesque sandstone Central Police Station was designed architect Charles L. Strange and completed in 1896 (with the upper facade modernized in the 1930s). The attached city jail at the rear — long considered unsanitary — was finally vacated in 1946.

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Post #326 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Central Building

601–611 Main Street

The Central Building was designed by architects Parkinson & Bergstrom for newspaper publisher E.T. Earle. Opening in 1908, it was built as office space, capitalizing on its location opposite the Main Street Terminal, and promoted as a model fire-proof structure.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Post #325 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Canadian Building

424–432 Main Street

The 1910 Beaux Arts Canadian Building was the work of Los Angeles architects Parkinson and Bergstrom. It was constructed on the site of the old L.A. Federal Courthouse and Post Office (also known as the U.S. Post Office and Custom House).

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Post #324 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

California Theatre

810 South Main Street

The California Theatre was a Beaux-Arts cinema opening in 1918 designed by architect Alex B. Rosenthal. Goldwyn Pictures bought the cinema in 1919, and from 1935 till 1983 it operated as Teatro California, showing Spanish-language films.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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All right, back to our regularly scheduled programming… Post #323 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

California State Department of Employment

515 Flower Street

The Legislature created the Department of Employment as part of the Unemployment Reserves Act in 1935. The purpose of the department was to operate a statewide system of employment agencies and distribute the payment of unemployment insurance to eligible unemployed workers.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Whoops — another dramatically our-of-order entry here. I realized that the Broadway-Hollywood Annex should really have its own entry, just as I’ve previously subdivided different physical structures that are part of a larger complex. So indulge me as we take a quick detour over to Hollywood for post #322 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting recognized landmarks that are (at least reasonably) recreated in LA Noire but are not included in the LA Noire “Official” Landmarks list. (After this, we’ll make our way back downtown to continue our non-landmarks entries…)

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Broadway-Hollywood Annex

6316 Hollywood Boulevard

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #664 National Register of Historic Places #85000704 (contributing property to the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District)

This 1939 eight-story annex to the Broadway-Hollywood building was designed by architects John and Donald B. Parkinson in the Streamline Moderne style, contrasting with the original’s classical look. Situated immediately to its west, the annex provided 52,000 square feet of additional retail space.

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Historic/Additional Landmarks on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia Site
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Post #321 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

California State Building

215 West 1st Street

The California State Building was a 13-story Art Deco building housing state offices. It was completed in 1931 and opened in 1932. The architect was John C. Austin, who was also head of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce at the time.

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Post #320 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

California Petroleum Building

929 South Broadway

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #523
National Register of Historic Places #79000484 (contributing property to the Broadway Theater and Commercial District)

The Spanish Gothic-style California Petroleum Building (part of the complex that includes the United Artists Theatre) was designed by architects Walker and Eisen. Opening in 1927 and taken over a year later by Texaco, it included a 50-foot "dummy tower" to circumvent local height restrictions.

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Historic/Additional Landmarks on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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Post #319 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Cahn, McCabe and Company Building

716 South Spring Street

This 1922 Neoclassical commercial building was designed by architects Stanton, Reed and Hibbard. It was built for Cahn, McCabe and Company, an investment banking and brokerage firm, and later housed the Founders Federal Savings & Loan Association of Los Angeles.

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Post #318 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Bur-Mar Hotel

514 South Figueroa Street

The Bur-Mar Hotel (originally the Mecca, and at one point the Leoti) was built by Mrs. E.P. Stone at the end of 1903. Designed by architect William H. Enders with tall Corinthian columns, it had 45 fully furnished rooms, and at the time was considered one of the finest apartment hotels in the city.

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Post #317 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Bureau of Power and Light Distributing Station #12

120 East 4th Street

Built in 1903 and designed by John Parkinson, this building was a substation and offices for Southern California Edison. In 1922, Edison sold its facilities to the city; initially operated by the Municipal Power and Light Corporation, it was taken over by the Bureau of Power and Light in 1937.

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Post #316 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Bronson Building

527 West 7th Street

The Beaux Arts Bronson Building was originally home to the Brack Shops, a collection of independent shops that operated in a department store-like arrangement within the building. This building was designed by Austin and Pennell and opened in 1914.

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Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
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