The Brewery Art Colony

The Brewery Arts Complex
General information
Type Artist lofts
Location 2100 North Main Street Los Angeles, 90031
United States
Coordinates 34°03′53″N 118°13′05″W / 34.06459°N 118.21813°W / 34.06459; -118.21813Coordinates: 34°03′53″N 118°13′05″W / 34.06459°N 118.21813°W / 34.06459; -118.21813
Construction started 1894
Completed 1903
Design and construction
Architect John B. Parkinson

The Brewery Arts Complex (also known as the Brewery Art Colony) in Los Angeles has been called the largest live-and-work artists colony in the world. The 16-acre compound sits on twenty-one former warehouses and includes a former Edison power plant chimney dating to 1903, work studios, living lofts, restaurants and galleries.[1] The Brewery is home to practitioners of artistic media that include painting, sculpture, photography, industrial design, architecture and experimental new media. More than 100 of the studios are open to the public during the twice-yearly Brewery Art Walk.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

History

The Brewery Arts Complex began in 1903 as the Edison Electric Steam Power Plant and then as a Pabst Blue Ribbon brewery. It was converted into artist lofts beginning in 1982.[9]

Location

2100 North Main Street, east of Chinatown in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles, California

References

  1. ↑ Drennon, Daniel (April 14, 2011). "LA Weekly". Blogs.laweekly.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. November 6, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Experiencela.com". Experiencela.com. October 20, 2003. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ Thursday, December 30, 2010, by Pauline O'Connor (December 30, 2010). "Lacurbed.com". Lacurbed.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Labrewery.com". Labrewery.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Thebrewery.net". Thebrewery.net. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Breweryartwalk.com". Breweryartwalk.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ "About the Brewery Artwalk". Breweryartwalk.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
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