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their namesake building in the early 1930s, the space being taken up by Kings discount clothing store. In 1933 the building underwent a $ 50,000 interior remodeling by architect Earl
Morrison, refitting the 7th, 8th and 9th floors for medical and dental offices and officially changing the building's name to the Fourth and Pike Building. Litigation surrounding the building in the mid-1930s would leave many tenants in the lurch, delaying lease renewals and forcing largest retail tenant Tilton's to move out. Their space and the former Liggett's space would be leased to Los Angeles-based men's clothier
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class-A office space to let, with the design allowing for 5 more floors to be added if needed. All labor and materials used on the building were locally sourced; Builders
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Kinnear Building began in September 1926. Structural work, with steel provided by the Pacific Coast Steel Company, was largely complete by March 1927 and the building was ready for occupancy by July 1. Among its early tenants was the offices of both the Goodwin Company and
267:. The entire second floor, also designed for retail space, was occupied by national men's clothing chain Tilton's beginning in 1929. Upon completion the building was hailed as a monument to commercial stability and demonstrated the confidence that Eastern capitalists had in the city.
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