The Gas Company Tower Collection: The Blue Flame of LA

To millions of movie fans, it is the building where Keanu Reeves saved the elevator in the opening scene of Speed.

But to architecture lovers, the Gas Company Tower is one of the most sophisticated skyscrapers in Los Angeles. Designed by Richard Keating (of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) and completed in 1991, it is a masterpiece of storytelling through design. The entire building is shaped to represent a gas flame—from the "cliff-like" grey granite setbacks at the bottom to the stunning elliptical blue glass crown at the top that glows against the California sky.

Rising 52 stories above Bunker Hill, it bridges the gap between the historic Pershing Square and the modern skyline. Whether you recognize it from Charlie's Angels, The Negotiator, or simply as the "Blue Flame" that guides you through Downtown, this collection celebrates a sky-scraping postmodern architectural masterpiece, and a true Hollywood heavyweight.

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The Gas Company Tower Collection: The Blue Flame of LA

To millions of movie fans, it is the building where Keanu Reeves saved the elevator in the opening scene of Speed.

But to architecture lovers, the Gas Company Tower is one of the most sophisticated skyscrapers in Los Angeles. Designed by Richard Keating (of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) and completed in 1991, it is a masterpiece of storytelling through design. The entire building is shaped to represent a gas flame—from the "cliff-like" grey granite setbacks at the bottom to the stunning elliptical blue glass crown at the top that glows against the California sky.

Rising 52 stories above Bunker Hill, it bridges the gap between the historic Pershing Square and the modern skyline. Whether you recognize it from Charlie's Angels, The Negotiator, or simply as the "Blue Flame" that guides you through Downtown, this collection celebrates a sky-scraping postmodern architectural masterpiece, and a true Hollywood heavyweight.

For all our Los Angeles Buildings click HERE

For all our USA buildings click HERE

For all our Postmodern buildings click HERE

For all our SOM buildings click HERE

For all our skyscrapers click HERE

For all our buildings click HERE

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