Capitol Records Tower

by Scott Beale on December 7, 2006 · 4 comments

Capitol Records Tower

Capitol Records Tower

The Ask A Ninja DVD Release Party was right down the block from the lengendary Capitol Records Tower, so I made a point to shoot both a sunset and nightime photo of this Hollywood landmark. Located at Hollywood and Vine, it has been headquarters of Capitol Records since 1956 and it holds the distinction of being the world’s first cylindrical office building. It was built to resemble a stack of 45’s on a record player spindle, based on a suggestion by Nat King Cole and Johnny Mercer.

photo credit: Scott Beale

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1 mik-em December 7, 2006 at 10:27 pm

and it was, most importantly, featured in the Dice Clay classic “Ford Fairlane”. ;)
http://www.tvguide.com/detail/movie.aspx?tvobjectid=128066&more=ucmoviereview

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2 Dr. Lao December 8, 2006 at 5:43 pm

The top of the “stylus” blinks red at night and serves more that just to warn low flying aircraft. It blinks the word “HOLLYWOOD” in Morse Code.

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