Security Trust and Savings Bank, California

The Security Trust and Savings Bank on Hollywood Boulevard was built in 1920 by the architectural firm of John and Donald Parkinson, creators of such Los Angeles landmarks as Union Station, Bullocks Wilshire, and the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. It was one of the principal banks used by Hollywood for financing films (including those of Cecil B. DeMille), and for maintaining personal fortunes (Howard Hughes, Charlie Chaplin, and W. C. Fields are said to have had accounts at this bank). Though the upstairs offices are in use (primarily by entertainment industry professionals) the bank on the ground floor is vacant and is often used as a filming location.