Crossroads of the World

Crossroads of the World, at six-thousand-six-hundred-seventy-one Sunset Boulevard, is instantly recognizable by a sixty-foot tower topped with a rotating globe. Completed in nineteen thirty-six, this complex is widely considered the first outdoor shopping mall in the United States. Architect Robert V. Derrah designed the center to resemble an international bazaar, grouping cottages in varied architectural styles—from French and Italian to Cape Cod—around a central, ship-shaped structure that faces Sunset Boulevard.