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Identification
Name
Capitol Records Building
Alternative name
Capitol Records Tower, Capitol Tower
Emporis Building ID
116599
Location
Main address
1740-1750 Vine Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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District
Hollywood
City
Los Angeles
State
California
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Floors (above ground)
13
Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
high-rise building
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Architectural style
futurism
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Features and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
World's first circular office building.
The tip of the spire at night blinks out the words "Hollywood" in morse code.
Two music superstars have their "Walk of Fame" stars in front of the building: John Lennon and Garth Brooks.
While the Morse Code message of "Hollywood" blinked from the top since it was lighted in 1956, the message was changed once, in 1992 to "Capitol 50", to commemorate Capitol Records' 50th anniversary.
The building's southern base displays a large mural called "Hollywood Jazz", celebrating such artists as Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole.
It is a myth that the building was designed to resemble a stack of records topped with a stylus.
The building houses a recording studio renowned for its acoustics. Artists who have used it include Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole, and the Beach Boys.
Studio A in this building was inaugurated on February 22, 1956 by Frank Sinatra, recording the instrumental album "Tone Poems of Color".
Companies involved in this building

architect: Welton Becket and Associates
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