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Old Posted Jun 12, 2008, 10:44 PM
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It looks like a non-descript box when you first look at it, but it's a very nice building. It's always been one of my favorites.
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How is that funny.
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See.. I wasn't making it up. In anycase, if you stand at the bottom of the AON (as in the picture immediately above) you'll see you fit extremely well in that corner and near the top it's almost gone having pulled in the entire wall of glass as it rises. Another observation, if my memory serves me right (It's been a while since I moved out of Cali), is that the glass pulls in quicker in the middle. I'm sure a few of you guys will be pleasantly surprised when you see it.
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How is that funny.
Sigh!!!!!

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Old Posted Jun 17, 2008, 9:59 PM
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Upon further review...

I took a close look at this building on Saturday and sure enough each side tapers ever so slightly. The aluminum notched corners taper from about 6ft wide to about 3ft wide at the top. The tower is so tall and vertical that it really isn't apparent unless you are standing at the base. The taper is consistent though all the way up, the pitch doesn't change at the mechanical floors or anything.

fascinating...
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Kind of reminds me of the Standard Oil Building in Chicago.. my Dad used to work for Amoco and that building's sleekness and simplicity always had a soft spot in my heart.. very similar.
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Any bonehead can see there is a taper.
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Weird part is that I had just started looking at it.. and next thing you know I'm like.. WOW.. and just like that I figured something out that In so many years I never knew. The AON is the old US Bank Tower and I think that's why we all love it. We once were as proud of the AON as we are of the US Bank Today.
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Great building, definitely something with the AON name it seems. Looking at the pictures I can't help think how much difference the Library Tower makes in LA. If you leave any historical relevance out, this building is comparable to Chrysler in NYC for me.
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Here are some pics I took over the years with Aon Tower in it.

This was taken from the new Sky Lofts in the former Chase Manhattan building.



This was taken from the Santee Court lofts in the Fashion District on Los Angeles Street.



This was taken from Griffith Observatory. You can see that Aon is the one with a little red dot on the top! haha



I can totally see the tapering effect now! Thanks for pointing that out. Makes me appreciate the tower that much more!






A nice juxtaposition. Aon in the back there.



I scanned this one from my book "Above Los Angeles."
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Oh no. Take a look at the white re-entrant corners of the tower. They're definately wider at the bottom.
I'm doing my best to see that, but I can't.
We need measurements here !
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In many of the pictures, it is hard to tell because you assume the tapering is due to the diminishing size when looking at a perspective. But I think this photo shows the tapering very clearly.


Photo Credit: Patrick

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Great tower (never noticed the tapering effect myself until now...) but it has some of the douche-baggiest assholes ever to don security guard uniforms.

Love the postcard shots, Plinko, Seems like I can never find decent shots of the L.A. skyline from the late 1970s-early 1980s when doing image searches
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I'm doing my best to see that, but I can't.
We need measurements here !

Like I said, I've been photographing this building for years and never noticed it. I went down there three weeks ago to take a closer look and sure enough!

The aluminum portion of the facade (the corners) are notched about 2meters at the base and about 1meter at the top. The curtain wall is thus slightly angled. Due to the slenderness and height of the tower it's extremely subtle.
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Needless to say, they did an excellent job hiding it if its taken skyscraper enthusiasts 30 years to figure it out
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wow you guys are right!
it does slant! im not being sarcastic.

maybe secretly U.S. bank tower does that too!
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My first love...

In 1975 my uncle owned a car wash on Olympic Blvd somewhere west of downtown. I was visiting and happened to look to the east and saw the LA skyline for the first time. Until that moment I had no idea that I liked skyscrapers but I was drawn to them. Even though I was only 13 at the time I was allowed to take a bus downtown and - believe it or not - hopped on an elevator and went straight to the 60th floor (I'm pretty sure there were security guards in the lobby even then but nobody said anything to me). I walked around the 60th floor for awhile - still unbothered by anyone - and eventually found my way to a stairwell. I walked up and was pleased to find that the door to the roof was open (thinking back on it I'm shocked that - even in 1975 - I was able to walk out on the roof of this building). I spent a good long time enjoying the sights of LA from it's tallest building (at the time). I've never been back but the UCB Tower was my first love and still holds a special place in my heart. By the way, I noticed in 1975 that it tapered...
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You lucky bugger you! I would give an eyetooth to get on that building's roof!

What are the security guards in that place like, exactly? Should I get to visit LA, do I need to learn stealth techniques to avoid dealing with them?
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You lucky bugger you! I would give an eyetooth to get on that building's roof!

What are the security guards in that place like, exactly? Should I get to visit LA, do I need to learn stealth techniques to avoid dealing with them?
I really doubt anyone could do this now. I haven't been back in the building since '75 and (as I said), I'm still surprised I was able to do it then.
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In 1975 my uncle owned a car wash on Olympic Blvd somewhere west of downtown. I was visiting and happened to look to the east and saw the LA skyline for the first time. Until that moment I had no idea that I liked skyscrapers but I was drawn to them. Even though I was only 13 at the time I was allowed to take a bus downtown and - believe it or not - hopped on an elevator and went straight to the 60th floor (I'm pretty sure there were security guards in the lobby even then but nobody said anything to me). I walked around the 60th floor for awhile - still unbothered by anyone - and eventually found my way to a stairwell. I walked up and was pleased to find that the door to the roof was open (thinking back on it I'm shocked that - even in 1975 - I was able to walk out on the roof of this building). I spent a good long time enjoying the sights of LA from it's tallest building (at the time). I've never been back but the UCB Tower was my first love and still holds a special place in my heart. By the way, I noticed in 1975 that it tapered...
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