Title supplied by cataloger. Located at 150 N. Los Angeles Street, the Police Administration Building served as the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Dept. from 1955 to 2009. Designed by Welton Becket in association with J. E. Stanton and landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, the 7-story, Modernist structure includes a horizontal slab with bands of windows on the long east and west sides, and glazed terra cotta panels on the short north and south sides. Horizontal 2-story wings extend out into the surrounding parking lots, defining an entrance plaza and a visual base for the building. The design of the entrance plaza and gardens was part of the Modern landscape architecture trend to unite indoor and outdoor space. After the sudden death of Police Chief William H. Parker on July 16, 1966, the building was renamed Parker Center.; In 2009, construction of the new LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center was completed replacing the older and outdated jail facility at Parker Center. Much of the landscaping that was part of the original design for Parker Center was removed to make room for the new 172,000 sq. ft. metro jail.; The Los Angeles Police Memorial, designed by Horace Farmer, was dedicated on October 1, 1971 on the northwest corner of Parker Center, to honor the memory of police officers who were killed in the line of duty. The memorial was damaged during the construction of the new Metropolitan Detention Center and is no longer extant. View from the Parker Center main entrance looking northwest towards Los Angeles Street. The front part of the building hangs over the entrance plaza supported by columns. Visible in the foreground is the transition from the marble used in the plaza to the cement used for the walkway. Planters on the sidewalk along with trees and lawns help to define the perimeter of the plaza. To the right is the Los Angeles Police Memorial sculpture and further back is City Hall East.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 11 cm. Photographic prints
Parker Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) James K. Hahn City Hall East (Los Angeles, Calif.) Police stations--California--Los Angeles International style (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Architecture, Modern Urban landscape architecture--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Plazas--California--Los Angeles Walkways--California--Los Angeles Memorials--California--Los Angeles Sculpture--California--Los Angeles Lost works of art--California--Los Angeles Plant containers--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Columns--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Heritage Documentation Programs Collection photographs Stanton, J. E Cornell, Ralph D Welton Becket and Associates Photography + Preservation Associates
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