[1950s HOME SAVINGS & LOAN BUILDINGS]

Year Published: 1950s

Description: This silent footage shows the construction of various branches of Home Savings and Loan and the related Ahmanson Bank buildings. Starting in 1955, bank founder Howard Fieldstad Ahmanson commissioned artist and architectural designer Millard Sheets to design over 100 buildings throughout California, including several in Los Angeles, known for their unique architectural style (New Formalist) and integrated art elements, especially large-scale mosaics. Footage includes the Home Savings and Loan branch in Pasadena (2:00) at 860 East Colorado Boulevard at Lake Avenue, which opened in 1963. At (4:00) the Home Savings building located at 2121 Avenue of the Stars in Century City is shown, now known as Fox Plaza. At (4:15) the Santa Ana branch on 1300 North Main Street, which opened in 1966, is shown. At (6:07) the Santa Monica branch on 2600 Wilshire Blvd. is shown, with its iconic mural (removed in 2019). At (7:09) the Wilshire Colonnade, originally known as the Ahmanson Center Building, which opened in 1970 is shown. At (9:21) the Ahmanson Bank building from 1959, also on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. At (9:52) the Home Savings and Loan branch in Beverly Hills is shown. What appears to be the Pasadena branch is shown at (10:09) and an unidentified branch at (11:17).

Complete Record: This silent footage shows the construction of various branches of Home Savings and Loan and the related Ahmanson Bank buildings. Starting in 1955, bank founder Howard Fieldstad Ahmanson commissioned artist and architectural designer Millard Sheets to design over 100 buildings throughout California, including several in Los Angeles, known for their unique architectural style (New Formalist) and integrated art elements, especially large-scale mosaics. Footage includes the Home Savings and Loan branch in Pasadena (2:00) at 860 East Colorado Boulevard at Lake Avenue, which opened in 1963. At (4:00) the Home Savings building located at 2121 Avenue of the Stars in Century City is shown, now known as Fox Plaza. At (4:15) the Santa Ana branch on 1300 North Main Street, which opened in 1966, is shown. At (6:07) the Santa Monica branch on 2600 Wilshire Blvd. is shown, with its iconic mural (removed in 2019). At (7:09) the Wilshire Colonnade, originally known as the Ahmanson Center Building, which opened in 1970 is shown. At (9:21) the Ahmanson Bank building from 1959, also on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. At (9:52) the Home Savings and Loan branch in Beverly Hills is shown. What appears to be the Pasadena branch is shown at (10:09) and an unidentified branch at (11:17).