The Bryson-Bonebrake Building on the northwest corner of 2nd and Spring Streets, with the addition of two stories on top. The original building was completed in 1889 at a cost of $220,000. The block was commissioned by John Bryson, Sr., Los Angeles mayor, and George H. Bonebrake, banker. The building was six stories plus a basement and contained a lodgeroom on the sixth floor. There was a court in the center of the building. The architects were Joseph Carter Newsom and Samuel Newsom.