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Title
Los Angeles Public Library walk-a-thon, view 3
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1986
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.
Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, was designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow. Constructed between 1922-1926, it was designed to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt, complete with a tiled mosaic pyramid tower and many beautiful murals throughout. Tragic fires in 1986 destroyed part of the building along with 20 percent of the library's collection, prompting a closure for 6 years while restoration took place. The renovation was completed in 1993, and the library reopened on October 3, 1993. The Los Angeles Public Library is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of books and periodical holdings, boasting over 6 million volumes. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1970 - Building #70000136.; Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, was designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow. Constructed between 1922-1926, it was designed to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt, complete with a tiled mosaic pyramid tower and many beautiful murals throughout. Tragic fires in 1986 destroyed part of the building along with 20 percent of the library's collection, prompting a closure for 6 years while restoration took place. The renovation was completed in 1993, and the library reopened on October 3, 1993. The Los Angeles Public Library is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of books and periodical holdings, boasting over 6 million volumes. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1970 - Building #70000136.
View 3: View shows several canopies which were set up on the parking lot of the Los Angeles Public Library by the numerous sponsors that ran a "Save the Books Walk-a-thon" donation drive, in order to help raise money for the library months after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of books. A hot-air balloon with the "K-Earth 101" logo can be seen on the left, the library tower is visible behind it, and the Rainbow Hotel is to the right.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00077074
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
LAPL_IPC_b034_f4; S-008-182.3 4x5
CARL0000080027
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/111556
Subject
Los Angeles Public Library
Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Rainbow Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
KRTH (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Library fund raising--California--Los Angeles
Walk-a-thons--California--Los Angeles
Parking lots--California--Los Angeles
Libraries--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924
Winslow, Carleton M
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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