AT&T Switching Center
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| AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office | |
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| Alternative names | AT&T Switching Center PacBell Tower Pacific Telephone Tower SBC Building SBC Communications Switching Station |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices Switching station |
| Location | 420 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Owner | AT&T |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 136.55 m (448.0 ft) |
| Roof | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John B. Parkinson Donald D. Parkinson |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
The AT&T Madison Complex Tandem Office is a 17-story, 79 m (259 ft) skyscraper in Los Angeles, California, completed in 1961. With its microwave tower, used through 1993, bringing the overall height to 137 m (449 ft), it is the 29th tallest building in Los Angeles. The building serves 1.3 million phone lines in area code 213, and other Los Angeles area codes, for foreign long distance calling.
See also
References
- ↑ AT&T Switching Center at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ AT&T Switching Center at Emporis
- ↑ AT&T Switching Center at Glass Steel and Stone
- ↑ AT&T Switching Center at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ AT&T Switching Center at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Further reading
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Categories:
- Communication towers in the United States
- Office buildings in Los Angeles, California
- Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
- Telephone exchange buildings
- Telecommunications buildings in the United States
- Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters
- Skyscrapers in Los Angeles, California
- Office buildings completed in 1961
- Towers completed in 1961
- 1961 establishments in California
- 1960s architecture in the United States
