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Title
University Branch Library near Exposition Park
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Mott Studios
Date Created and/or Issued
1923
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph used for an article dated December 16, 1926.
The University Branch was first opened and operated in this attractive Northern Italian style building near Exposition Park, designed by Hibbard, Gerity & Kerton. In 1965, the building was sold to the University of Southern California for development purposes and the branch collections were moved to a storefront at 1479 West Adams Boulevard. In 1973 the University Branch was renamed the Exposition Park-Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library in honor of the great educator and humanitarian. Two years later, the branch left the storefront location and was placed in a new building, located at 3665 So. Vermont Avenue. Designed by the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Public Buildings architectural unit, the branch was built with Capital Improvement Program funds to the cost of $486,400. In 2008, the 1975 building was sold to University of Southern California and the branch moved yet again into a new building at 3900 South Western Avenue. The most recent branch facility, designed by Tetra Design, Inc., meets the U. S. Green Building Council’s Gold LEED standards for environmentally sustainable design with its low-flow plumbing and irrigation, and high-efficiency mechanical and lighting systems. In addition, approximately 10% of the building is comprised of recycled materials.
Exterior view of the University Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, located at 3420 S. Hoover Street. The street sign in the foreground reads, "University Ave.," the previous name of Hoover.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00039865
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 1145; A-007-681 4x5 (Additional print)
CARL0000043463
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/15593
Subject
Los Angeles Public Library.--Exposition Park-Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch
Branch libraries--California--Los Angeles
Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Italian influences
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
Hibbard, Gerity & Kerton

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