Capitol Records Tower and faded mural "Hollywood Jazz" featuring Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington.
The first record company built on the West Coast in the 1955. The 13-story Capitol Records building is earthquake resistant and depicts a stack of 45's on a turntable. It's recording studios were designed by Les Paul, musician and sound expert. The first recording was by Frank Sinatra. The blinking lights atop the building in morse code spells out "Hollywood".
The mural, nicknamed "The House That Nat Built" recognized "King" Cole as a huge financial contributing factor to Capitol Records. This part of the building was an add on after the tower was built.
Perhaps, the most famous star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" outside the doors of the Capitol Records building is that of John Lennon.
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