Since its completion in 1961, the Theme Building has greeted visitors to Los Angeles with its uniquely space-age, mid-century design from the center of the Los Angeles Airport. The Pereira & Luckman-designed building has taken on a lot of functions in its 58 year history (including a few restaurants and an observation deck, for example) but its future is currently unknown. 

According to the LA Times, officials of Los Angeles World Airports asked for ideas from “teams interested in presenting viable options” for adding a hotel and conference center in the middle of LAX." The Theme Building is speculated to be a potential site for the hotel and conference center, in line with the recent renovation of the TWA Building at JFK Airport, built just one year after the Theme Building. 

Given the frustration many visitors face when attempting to enter and exit LAX by car through its horseshoe thoroughfare, a hotel in the center might prove to be an attractive option relative to an accommodation beyond the airport's perimeter.