Hoffman Building (Los Angeles)

Hoffman Building
Postcard of the building in 1910
Location of building in Los Angeles County
General information
Location	635-637 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′46″N 118°15′11″W / 34.0462°N 118.2531°W / 34.0462; -118.2531
Completed	1906

Hoffman Building, also known as The Yamato,^[1] is a historic building located at 635-637 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.

Hoffman Building, built in 1906, was originally four-stories and currently is one.^[2][3] It was originally home to Yamato Inc., a Japanese bazaar that also served tea and cake, and then a Harry Fink & Co. women's clothing store in 1917.^[1]

In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Hoffman Building listed as a non-contributing property in the district.^[2]

Hoffman Building is built of brick.^[2] The building originally featured display windows that flanked its entrance and a fire escape on its top two stories,^[4] and its facade, while updated, was similar to the original as of 1979.^[2]