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Massive former May Co. store in downtown L.A. comes on market

A bicyclist passes the corner of 8th and Broadway, where the Broadway Trade Center, an enormous 100-year-old building that was once the May Co. department store, may soon be up for sale. The now run-down building may be converted to housing, hotel, office and retail use.

A bicyclist passes the corner of 8th and Broadway, where the Broadway Trade Center, an enormous 100-year-old building that was once the May Co. department store, may soon be up for sale. The now run-down building may be converted to housing, hotel, office and retail use.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Another long-neglected Los Angeles landmark, the massive, century-old former May Co. flagship department store in the old movie theater district on Broadway, has hit the market as investors continue to bet on the comeback of downtown’s historic center.

Former May Co. store

Pedestrians walk past the small shops that rim the former May Co. store.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Former May Co store

The elegant May Co. logo can still be seen in at the terrazzo floors at entry points, but glamour has otherwise left the building that ceased being a May store in 1986. Today it is known as Broadway Trade Center.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Former May Co store

Istmo Sombreros, hat and shoe shop, is one of the small businesses that rim the Broadway Trade Center, an enormous 100-year-old building that was once the May Co. store.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Former May Co store

A lion decoration adorns the outside of the Broadway Trade Center, an enormous 100-year-old building that was once the May Co. store.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Former May Co store

A woman walks past elevators in the Broadway Trade Center, an enormous 100-year-old building that was once the May Co. store.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Former May Co store

A cornerstone at 8th and Broadway says construction on the building began in 1906 by the Hamburger Realty and Trust Co. The store opened in 1908.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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