In the foreground are several men and a large crane, diligently building a parking structure to expand the current parking facilities at L.A. International Airport. In the background, the distinctive white Theme Building sits majestically overlooking the project. The Theme Building, part of a $50 million over-all Los Angeles Jet Age Terminal Construction project, began in April 1960 and was completed in August 1961 at a cost of $2.2 million dollars. Architects Pereira & Luckman Associates, Welton Becket & Associates, and Paul R. Williams designed the building's 135-foot-high parabolic arches to symbolize the optimism of a futuristic Los Angeles in the space age. The Host International Gourmet Restaurant and cocktail lounge, suspended 70 feet high beneath two intersecting arches that form the legs, provides a sweeping 360-degree view of airport activity, the Pacific Ocean, as well as surrounding communities. Approximately 900 tons of structural steel was required for the entire building. In 1992, the Los Angeles City Council designated the Theme Building a cultural and historical monument. The control tower can be seen farther back, toward the right of the photo.
Los Angeles International Airport Host International Gourmet Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Theme Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Airport parking facilities--California--Los Angeles Truck-mounted cranes Restaurants--California--Westchester (Los Angeles) Airports--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Williams, Paul R.,1894-1980 Welton Becket and Associates Pereira & Luckman
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