An atomic bomb from testing in Nevada lights the sky in this photograph taken on March 1, 1955 from the Los Angeles Times Mirror Building. City Hall is on the left hand side of the photograph. Note that the clock in the far left foreground states the time of 5:27 [a.m.]
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Times Building United States Court House and Post Office (Los Angeles, Calif.) City halls--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Courthouses--California--Los Angeles Newspaper buildings--California--Los Angeles Gasholders Civic centers--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Atomic bomb--Testing Night photographs Panoramic views Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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