Oddusee Los Angeles

Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building

Designed by pioneering Black architect Paul R. Williams and completed in 1949, this building was the headquarters of Golden State Mutual, once the largest Black-owned insurance company in the western United States. It stands as a landmark of Black economic achievement and mid-century modern design.

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The designated LA Historic-Cultural Monument is notable for its Streamline Moderne form and historically displayed murals on Black California history by Charles Alston and Hale Woodruff. The exterior landmark is viewable from the street.

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