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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.

More info:

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

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.

More info:

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

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.

More info:

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

From the Movie “Poetry In Motion II”

A G&E Productions flick

Tana Forte- thrashing…

Gregory Cioffi- Director

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.)

More info:

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

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.

More info:

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