The building was completed a year later in 1893 although costs spiralled from $175,000 to $500,000, largely as a result of Bradbury specifying the best quality materials for all aspects of the construction. The Bradbury building was met with critical acclaim, including a positive review in Arts and Architecture magazine. However, it was Wyman's only major success. In the following years, Wyman received numerous commissions for new buildings. He decided to bolster his qualification with an architectural correspondence course, but this seems to have turned him away from using interior light as an architectural element. His office buildings took on a heavy solid style and most have subsequently been demolished, whilst the Bradbury building is still much celebrated. A particular question is why did Esther McCoy not consult a single primary source of information other than the allegation of Wyman's relatives, their claim that George had worked for Sumner Hunt. John Crandell's claim contradicting McCoy's whole thesis is thoroughly based upon primary source information circa 1890s. He has never come across a single piece of evidence that Wyman ever worked directly for Hunt prior to Hunt's election to retain Wyman's services as executive architect for the Byrne Building nine months following completion of the Bradbury. The continued claim of Wyman having been the design architect for the Bradbury Building is one of the most fatuous allegations in the history of Los Angeles. Cultural influence Fittingly, given its original inspiration from 19th century science fiction, the building is perhaps best known for its appearance in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner, where the decayed and dilapidated interior was used at the location for the home of the toymaker and android designer Sebastien. The building has since been restored, and the exterior is completely different from the sets used in the film, Homage to downtown: in search of place and memory in ancient L.A. - Sumner, Esther and George ~ The Bradbury, Reconsidered. The Bradbury Building has also featured as a location in several other Hollywood films, including M (1951), Double Indemnity, Marlowe, D.O.A., Chinatown, The Perfect Sleep, Wolf, The Artist and Lethal Weapon 4 and TV shows like City of Angels and The Outer Limits. References External links Biography at Artnet USC description of the Bradbury building including photographs Chapter titled "The Bradbury, Reconsidered" within monograph titled Homage To Downtown ~ In Search of Place and Memory in Ancient L.A.