Preservation

Courtesy of the Bison Archives photographs at the Margaret Herrick Library
Aerial view, May Company department store, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, looking east down the 'miracle mile,' 1949. Bison Archives photographs collected by Marc Wanamaker, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
May Company department store, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 1950s. Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Miracle Mile
Courtesy of the Bison Archives photographs at the Margaret Herrick Library
Courtesy of the Bison Archives photographs at the Margaret Herrick Library
Exterior, north face, May Company department store, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 1942. Bison Archives photographs collected by Marc Wanamaker, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Courtesy of the Bison Archives photographs at the Margaret Herrick Library
Aerial view of the May Co. building restoration project from Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd. ©Academy Museum Foundation
Street view of the May Co. building restoration project from Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd. ©Academy Museum Foundation
Aerial view of the May Co. building restoration project from Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd. ©Academy Museum Foundation
Restoration expert John Fidler with deteriorated building material from the former May Co. building at Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave being restored as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. ©Academy Museum Foundation
Aerial view of the May Co. building restoration project from Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd. ©Academy Museum Foundation
Mosaic tiles from the May Co. building restoration project. ©Academy Museum Foundation

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Inside the restoration of 350,000 24-karat gold glass mosaic tiles covering the Saban Building’s iconic cylinder façade

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