Wilshire Grand Center, Mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles, United States
The Wilshire Grand Center is a skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles with 73 stories and a height of 1100 feet (335 meters). The tower houses a hotel, office space, and several restaurants and retail establishments.
The original Wilshire Grand Hotel opened in 1952 as the Hotel Statler, built under the largest single building permit Los Angeles had issued at the time. It became the Statler Hilton in 1958, the Los Angeles Hilton in 1968, and the Wilshire Grand in 1999 under Korean Air. It closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2012–2013; the new tower opened on March 8, 2017.
The sail-shaped crown is lit by LEDs that have displayed the Korean Air logo, the InterContinental logo, the LA Rams logo and LA28's colours. Two 42-by-60-foot street-level displays sit near the top, and about 2.5 miles of LEDs run up the building's spine.
The InterContinental Hotel spans several floors with 889 rooms and its reception is located on the 70th story. The office levels occupy 17 floors in the middle section of the tower.
Hotel guests check in on the 70th floor and look out over the rooftops of the city during registration. The sail-shaped crown is fitted with LED lights and changes colors at night.
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