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	Bradbury Building - Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki
		The Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in Los Angeles, California, in the United States and was used extensively as a setting for the film Blade Runner.
		The building is known for its large use of ornately designed wrought-iron railings which are supposed to give the illusion of hanging vegetation and are found throughout the building.
		Bradbury who was very committed to the project, believing it to be the greatest monument possible to his memory, spared no expense and imported massive steel rails from Europe in order to bolster the building and allow its construction.
	bladerunner.wikia.com /wiki/Bradbury_Building (1037 words)

	Ackermansion: 21st Century Bradbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bradbury had become a very rich and influential man. He decided that he was going to comission the first major office building in Los Angeles to be built and named in his honor.
		Bradbury was so impressed with the imagination in the sketch that he offered young Wyman the job to design his building right there on the spot.
		Yes, architecting the Bradbury Building, brought him everlasting fame, and with the salary he earned, he was able to care for himself, his wife, their baby (my mother) and her sister (my aunt).
	4forry.best.vwh.net /ouija.htm (601 words)

	City History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The City of Bradbury is named after Louis Leonard Bradbury, who acquired 2,750 acres of the Rancho Azusa de Duarte; a Mexican land grant awarded to Andres Duarte before California became part of the United States, in 1892.
		Louis Bradbury built an elegant home on his land and surrounded it by a notable garden that is now the site of the Royal Oaks Manor.
		Louis Bradbury made his fortune in gold and silver mining primarily in Mexico, and is famous for the construction of the Bradbury Building, a City of Los Angeles Historical Landmark.
	www.cityofbradbury.org /city_history.htm (411 words)

	BRmovie.com: BR Locations - Bradbury Building
		The exterior of the building looks interesting (paticularly in the film, where a matte makes it a lot taller), but the interior lobby is transformed so as to be barely recognisable.
		It is an office building (in fact the oldest commercial building remaining in central LA), and is located at 304 South Broadway (South-East corner of 3rd and Broadway) in Los Angeles.
		The newest photo of the Bradbury Building is by Wellthtsgud (RD), taken in January 2004.
	www.brmovie.com /Locations/Bradbury_Building.htm (527 words)

	Pillared Fountain, Eino
		It's The Bradbury Building, built in 1893, one of Southern California's most remarkable architectural achievements and on its way to becoming, once again, one of its most prestigious office addresses.
		Lewis Bradbury was a mining millionaire turned real estate developer when, in 1892, he decided to construct a five-story building at Third and Broadway, just a few blocks from his home on fashionable Bunker Hill.
		In his typical spare-no-expense approach, Bradbury approved the importation of massive steel rails from Europe to bolster the building.
	www.publicartinla.com /Downtown/Broadway/Bradbury/brad_hist.html (845 words)

	Bradbury Stamm... More than 80 Years of Building Success.
		The building was completed within its timeframe, and the owner was very satisfied with what they received.
		What impressed me even more about Bradbury Stamm, was that after the owner had occupied the building for a while, they decided they would like to have some things changed.
		Bradbury Stamm was very accommodating: they went back, made the changes and worked with the owner after the fact.
	www.bradburystamm.com /modules.php?mod=Pages&page_id=97 (329 words)

	Ted Wells living : simple
		Wyman's Bradbury Building (1892) is in Los Angeles and few interior spaces in the world even come close to its magic.
		Polk's Hallidie Building (1917) in San Francisco is wrapped in a early use of a glass curtain wall -- and Polk did it so well there has not been a glass curtain wall since that is as beautiful as the Hallidie's.
		The Bradbury Building is located at 304 S. Broadway in Los Angeles.
	twls.libsyn.com /index.php?post_id=37476 (158 words)

	Los Angeles Downtown Visitors Guide; Architecture
		The building was purchased by a developer who is turning it into a performing arts center, housing and a public library.
		It is hailed as one of the city's most recognizable buildings, a nod to the days when it served as the location for the Daily Planet in the "Superman" TV series.
		The lower portion of the building is California light gray granite, while the upper portion and tower are covered with glistening terra cotta.
	www.downtownnews.com /dtvg/architecture.html (3993 words)

	LA Downtown News Online
		Tolley said the five-story structure on the northwest corner of the intersection is one of the oldest wood and brick buildings in the city.
		In addition to the Irvine Byrne Building, Tolley's firm is converting the 12-story Brockman Building at 530 W. Seventh St. into 76 loft condos.
		The 50-unit Douglas Building lofts at Second and Spring streets are set to open in March, and the 38-unit Victor Clothing Lofts at Second and Broadway are scheduled to debut in early 2006.
	www.ladowntownnews.com /articles/2004/12/13/news/news05.txt (492 words)

	Escheresque: EYEBALLOVERLOAD.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One of the city's most intriguing edifices, the Bradbury is steeped in legend and mystery.
		After visiting the building with my friend David Carpenter, who became a collaborator on this project, we were struck by how ideal it seemed to be.
		The Bradbury's internal structure is composed of simple yet ornate components which are varied ever-so-slightly throughout the building.
	members.aol.com /eyeballoverload/Escher.htm (719 words)

	Simcity 3000 Building Data
		A Complete Building Density Table is now available at the Simcity 3000 Resource Center.
		It was obtained by using the building placement cheat, placing a single (powered and watered) building on an empty map, and then checking the graphs.
		Building images are owned by Maxis and are used here for educational purposes only.
	www.somacon.com /p602.php (154 words)

	Historic Bradbury Building Sold Business Wire - Find Articles
		Bradbury Associates today announced that the historic Bradbury Building in the heart of Los Angeles has been sold to Downtown Properties Holdings.
		Bradbury Associates' general partner was the late Ira Yellin, with Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc., the investment arm of the Roy E. Disney family, as the major investor.
		It was purchased by Bradbury Associates in 1989 and underwent a two-year renovation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_July_29/ai_105988170 (449 words)

	The Bradbury Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Bradbury was the dusty jewel of downtown.
		Each time he gave his testimony, listened to witnesses and an IAD investigator — once it had been Chastain — report the facts and findings of the case, and then paced the floor beneath the atrium's huge glass skylight while the three captains privately decided his fate.
		George Wyman had no degree in architecture and no prior credits as a designer when he drew the plans for the building in 1892, yet his design would see fruition in a structure that would last more than a century and cause generations of architects to marvel.
	www.michaelconnelly.com /Photo_Gallery/The_Bradbury_Building/the_bradbury_building.html (328 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Wyman, George Herbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Bradbury Building, on Third Avenue and Broadway, invokes 19th-century traditions of industrial and commercial architecture, particularly those of the early Chicago school, with its steel-frame construction and Romanesque details.
		The Bradbury Building stands as a precursor of the utopian tradition of later architecture in Los Angeles.
		After receiving several commissions in the wake of the successful reception of the Bradbury Building, Wyman enrolled in a correspondence course in architecture, after which he lost interest in the use of light as a formal element.
	www.artnet.com /library/09/0924/T092488.asp (377 words)

	Blade Runner : A Tribute To Ray Bradbury
		They actually used the Bradburys interiors too (rare to use both in and outside of a real building), so all the scenes in the hallways and elevator outside Sebastians apartment are the genuine Bradbury.
		The Bradbury Building was built in Los Angeles in the 1893 (not the 1940's) and it was named after the man who paid for it to be designed and built.
		The Bradbury Building can also be seen in the classic Outer Limits episode "Demon With a Glass Hand" (With Robert Culp on run from aliens from the future) and the Quantum Leap episode "Play it Again, Seymour" (The one where Sam is a private eye who looks just like Humphrey Bogart).
	www.eeggs.com /items/5010.html (768 words)

	Blade Runner / Trivia / L.A. Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The tunnel that Deckard drives through is either 3rd or 2nd street, a block or two west of the Bradbury building.
		The building, the most monumental of Wright's western experimental work, is seen in the film as the entrance to Harrison Ford's apartment building, a huge condominium complex, hundreds of stories high.
		The Bradbury Building, built in 1893 and recently threatened with architectural corruption by municipal safety modifications, was preserved on film by "Blade Runner." In one scene, Ford traces Hauer to the ornate edifice for the final showdown.
	scribble.com /uwi/br/brfaq/trivia-tour.html (305 words)

	Bill Bradbury: Oregon's Secretary of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On November 2, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury was re-elected with over 57% of the statewide vote.
		Bill Bradbury was appointed Secretary of State in November 1999 and was elected to a four-year term in November 2000.
		Secretary Bradbury's continued priorities include protecting the integrity of Oregon's elections process and increasing voter participation, improving the performance of government through strategic auditing and ensuring the responsible stewardship of state-owned lands.
	www.bradburyfororegon.com (201 words)

	L.A. Tour Part 1
		This beautiful building was the first all-electric office building and home to the California Edison Company, which provided power to the area and helped Los Angeles grow.
		Exit and turn right, notice the huge building you are walking by (the Library Tower) as it is the tallest building in Los Angeles, and the beautiful Bunker Hill steps to your right with water flowing down the center.
		The hotel is designed as four cylinders surrounding one larger cylinder, and its elevators operate on the outside of the building on the upper floors.
	www.irithandaaron.com /LATour1_2.html (1573 words)

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		The Bradbury Building, built in 1893, is one of Southern California's most remarkable architectural achievements.
		Its plan was commissioned by real estate and mining entrepreneur Louis L. Bradbury who decided to build it just a few blocks from his home on fashionable Bunker Hill and not far from the base of
		The typical office building was described as being a "vast hall of light received not alone by the windows, but from a dome overhead." The interior of the court is flooded with natural light.
	www.usc.edu /dept/geography/losangeles/lawalk/old/bradbury.html (203 words)

	BRmovie.com: BR Locations - Million Dollar Theater
		When we are outside the Bradbury Building, such as when Pris and J.F. Sebastian meet, in the background is the Million Dollar Theatre.
		Of particular note, in the foreground, (the Bradbury Building is behind the photographer), you can see a plaque with Deckard's picture, explaining how this was the site for filming Blade Runner.
		It is from in front of this building that we see the view that Pris first has of the Bradbury Building, (and the view of Deckard arriving there).
	www.brmovie.com /Locations/Million_Dollar.htm (637 words)

	Architecture in Los Angeles, California
		Photography: The exterior of the building is very photogenic, with intricate and colorful Mayan figures in bas relief.
		Photography: The building and interior are Gothic style, but the interior is where all the most interesting detailing is.
		The building itself sits a little aloofly from the street, but it can be accessed from there or from elevated walkways to other nearby buildings.
	mintaka.sdsu.edu /faculty/erics/web/arcangeles.html (1702 words)

	Filming Locations for Blade Runner
		The waterlogged home of toymaker Sebastian, where Deckard is menaced by androids and has the final showdown with Batty, is the Bradbury Building, 304 South Broadway at Third Street.
		Outside, itís an unremarkable red-brick block, but the central courtyard, illuminated by skylights (through which the illuminated blimp is seen in the movie), is a joyous fantasy of wrought-iron grillwork, marble and brickwork surrounding open-cage elevators.
		A few storeys were added optically, and casts taken from the buildingís trademark concrete blocks to be used for the interior studio shots.
	www.movie-locations.com /intromovies/bladerun.html (544 words)

	AAA Travel - Day Trip: The Los Angeles area, California
		Nearby, the 1893 Bradbury Building is a prime example of why a book shouldn't be judged by its cover.
		Though the building is over a century old, its look and ambiance are timeless.
		Mining tycoon Lewis Bradbury commissioned the building and, according to legend, rookie architect George Wyman designed it only after his dead brother contacted him through a Ouija board and said, "Take the Bradbury.
	www.aaa-calif.com /travel/library/daytrip/la.asp (711 words)

	Los Angeles Conservancy \| Tours
		This grand building was constructed as the headquarters of one of the most prestigious and expensive haberdasheries in the city, Alexander and Oviatt.
		During the early phases of construction of the Italian Romanesque styled building, Oviatt attended the 1925 Paris Exposition and decided to decorate his building in the new style.
		When the building was completed, the sheltered lobby forecourt contained over 30 tons of glass by designer Rene Lalique.
	www.laconservancy.org /tours/downtown/oviatt.php4 (210 words)

	Bradbury Building - George H. Wyman - Great Buildings Online
		"...the Bradbury Building is unique not only for its dramatically projecting stair and lift towers, but also for its glazed hydraulic elevators giving access to the various office floors.
		These constructions serve to animate the volume of the court movement; a lively effect compounded of light filtering through the stair landings and of the oscillation of the elevator cabins.
		By way of contrast, the exterior of the building is traditional, being built of a mixture of sandstone and dressed brickwork."
	www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Bradbury_Building.html (221 words)

	Filming Locations for Murder in the First
		The elegant law office building out of which Stamphill works, though, is in downtown Los Angeles.
		It's the extraordinary Victorian Bradbury Building, 304 South Broadway at Third Street, made famous by its appearance in Blade Runner.
		Visit Bradbury Building, 304 South Broadway at Third Street.
	www.movie-locations.com /filmarchive/m/murderinfirst.html (206 words)

	A Strange Splendor
		I remember walking down Broadway and coming upon the then-closed Bradbury building-- it was empty and dark, still.
		We have the treasure of the Bradbury building.
		Clifton's moved there in the early 1970's, though the building dates from the twenties and was originally a jewelry store.
	diecastgarden.org /mysecretla/splendor/splendor.html (1076 words)

	BladeZone: The Online Blade Runner Fan Club
		The top floors of the Bradbury Building are still actively used, so you're asked not to go further than the second floor, and the elevators are off limits to visitors.
		The outside of the building is deceptively plain, and there's nothing outstanding about the area that surrounds it.
		The Bradbury, Million Dollar Theater, 2nd Street Tunnel and Union Station are all in downtown LA and are minutes from each other.
	media.bladezone.com /contents/fan/articles/la_tour/la_tour.php (1426 words)

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