See our visit to the historic Bradbury Building in historic downtown Los Angeles, used as a location shoot for numerous Hollywood films and television shows. See it at https://youtu.be/-mHIQp2kt80 Walking into the unassuming Bradbury building across from the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles, you would never guess what visual spectacle was waiting inside.  It was mind blowing!  What a magnificent looking futuristic architecture!  The history of the building is as bizarre as its remarkable interior. Lewis L. Bradbury made his millions by gold mining in Mexico and later became a real estate developer. Bradbury commissioned architect, Sumner Hunt to design the building but didn’t care for his completed designs so he hired Hunt’s inexperienced draftsman, George Wyman to build it.  Wyman who had no formal training as an architect took the job only because of a message received from his dead brother urging him to take it.  Also, the building design was based on a science fiction novel called “Looking Backward” by Edward Bellamy.  Ironically, the building opened in 1893, months after Bradbury’s death in 1892. Standing in the middle of the beautifully tiled floor looking up, you are bathed in the most beautifully peach tinted light.  The glass ceiling releases natural light which reflects off of the unglazed pink and yellow bricks.  The wrought ironwork is surprisingly delicate and was made in France for the Columbia Exposition also known as the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It’s strangely antique and futuristic looking at the same time and has been used as a set for numerous films and television shows.  I really, really wanted to ride that elevator though! Check out what Lex sez: https://lexandneek.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/bradbury-building-steampunk-meets-downtown-los-angeles/ https//lexandneek.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/LexandNeek https://www.instagram.com/lexandneek/ https://twitter.com/LexandNeek https://www.pinterest.com/lexandneek/ Music: Jazz McBlues by E's Jammy Jams Swipsey Cakewalk by E's Jammy Jams All music tracks courtesy of YouTube Music Library

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1. Fantastic!! You guys shared a ton of good info and captured the stunning, ornate look of the place. Now I'm motivated to use it as a location in a future writing project.
2. I love seeing all the cool things you guys find. Thanks for sharing them here!
3. Beautiful building...thanks for the tour.
4. Nice video guys :-) I appreciate the information which you wrote in video and i am sorry about that elevator! :) would be nice to use it
5. This is an amazing building! Love the design!