Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex
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The Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex is a landmark Art Deco ensemble in Los Angeles, renowned for its historic high-rise tower and iconic live-performance venue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7989543 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex Context triple: [Wiltern Theatre, partOf, Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex]
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A.
Bullocks Wilshire building
The Bullocks Wilshire building is a historic Art Deco former luxury department store in Los Angeles, renowned for its iconic tower and role in the city’s early 20th-century retail and architectural history.
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B.
Los Angeles Board of Trade Building
The Los Angeles Board of Trade Building is a historic early-20th-century commercial high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, recognized for its architectural significance and role in the city’s business development.
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C.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic early 20th-century commercial landmark in downtown Los Angeles, designed in a Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical style that reflects the city’s growth as a major economic center.
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D.
Historic California Theater of the Performing Arts
The Historic California Theater of the Performing Arts is a restored early-20th-century performing arts venue in downtown San Bernardino known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
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E.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Building
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Building is a prominent Modernist high-rise office tower in downtown Los Angeles, known for its distinctive glass-and-concrete design and reflecting pools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex Target entity description: The Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex is a landmark Art Deco ensemble in Los Angeles, renowned for its historic high-rise tower and iconic live-performance venue.
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A.
Bullocks Wilshire building
The Bullocks Wilshire building is a historic Art Deco former luxury department store in Los Angeles, renowned for its iconic tower and role in the city’s early 20th-century retail and architectural history.
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B.
Los Angeles Board of Trade Building
The Los Angeles Board of Trade Building is a historic early-20th-century commercial high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, recognized for its architectural significance and role in the city’s business development.
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C.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building is a historic early 20th-century commercial landmark in downtown Los Angeles, designed in a Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical style that reflects the city’s growth as a major economic center.
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D.
Historic California Theater of the Performing Arts
The Historic California Theater of the Performing Arts is a restored early-20th-century performing arts venue in downtown San Bernardino known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
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E.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Building
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Building is a prominent Modernist high-rise office tower in downtown Los Angeles, known for its distinctive glass-and-concrete design and reflecting pools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco architecture
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building complex ⓘ historic landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Stiles O. Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Morgan, Walls & Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wilshire Center business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | early 1930s ⓘ |
| contains |
Pellissier Building
NERFINISHED
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Wiltern Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
concert venue
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office building ⓘ |
| designated | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| façadeColor | turquoise ⓘ |
| features |
corner tower
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marquee ⓘ neon signage ⓘ zigzag Art Deco ornamentation ⓘ |
| height | approximately 155 feet ⓘ |
| LAHistoricCulturalMonumentDesignationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| LAHistoricCulturalMonumentNumber | 118 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersectionOf | Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Koreatown, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| namedAfter | Henry de Roulet Pellissier family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 79000486 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 12 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| operatorOfTheatre | Live Nation (in recent years) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilshire Boulevard commercial corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial |
ceramic tile
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steel frame ⓘ terra cotta cladding ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Wilshire/Western Metro station nearby ⓘ |
| restorationLedBy | Wayne Ratkovich (developer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early 20th-century high-rise commercial design
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major historic entertainment venue in Los Angeles ⓘ one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 1980s ⓘ |
| use |
live performance venue
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movie theatre (historic) ⓘ office space ⓘ |
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Subject: Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex Description of subject: The Pellissier Building and Wiltern Theatre complex is a landmark Art Deco ensemble in Los Angeles, renowned for its historic high-rise tower and iconic live-performance venue.
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