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Title
City Hall and City Hall Annex
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Harris, L. Mildred
Date Created and/or Issued
1969
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
Title supplied by cataloger.
Los Angeles City hall is a Goodhue-esque structure with classical detailing at the base (Greek freize main entrance and Romanesque arcades) and a campanile-like tower influenced by Ziggurat construction, built from 1926-28, and first dedicated on April 27th of the same year. The concrete that the tower is made of was formed from sand taken from each of California's 50 counties and water from each of its 21 missions. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 1957 and remained the tallest building in California, at 28 stories tall (450 feet), for 7 more years. Associated architects were Austin, Parkinson, Parkinson and Martin.
City Hall and the City Hall Annex, under construction, later renamed James K. Hahn City Hall East, on February 26, 1969.
Type
image
Format
1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Photographic color slides
Identifier
00110396
L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b94_f3_i57
CARL0005545246
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/124135
Subject
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
James K. Hahn City Hall East (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Federal Building (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1964-)
Building sites--California--Los Angeles
Building construction--California--Los Angeles
Civic centers--California--Los Angeles
Public buildings--California--Los Angeles
Office buildings--California--Los Angeles
City halls--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Palms--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Main Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Temple Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Slides
Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963
Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945
Parkinson, John,1861-1935
Martin, Albert C.,1879-1960
Time Period
1961-1970

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