Along the Hollywood fault map
Millennium Partners, which co-owns the Capitol Records building and is seeking to build two skyscrapers next to it, says the state’s fault map is wrong. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Blvd6200, a residential and commercial project being built on Hollywood Boulevard, lies in the state’s estimated path of the Hollywood fault. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A geologist hired by Blvd6200’s developer found that the fault “is not clearly detectable” on the site, a lawyer for the developer said. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The art deco Sunset Tower Hotel, center, is a luxury hotel on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood -- and, according to the state’s preliminary map, is along the Hollywood fault. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The pastor of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Hollywood said he doesn’t know where the church will find the money needed to definitively determine whether a fault runs under its property. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
1800 Whitley, a new apartment building in Hollywood, stands on a fault line as estimated by the state. Its developer said it “was constructed to the highest standards.” (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
The Mondrian, a luxury hotel with about 230 rooms on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, lies in the state’s estimated path of the Hollywood fault. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The estimated path of the Hollywood fault runs under the property that holds the Capitol Records building, according to a preliminary map issued by the California Geological Survey. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)