Title supplied by cataloger. Locations where the Los Angeles Public Library has been housed: 17 years in the Downey Block Building (1872-1889); 17 years in City Hall (1889-1906); 2 years in the Homer Laughlin Building (1906-1908); 6 years in the Hamburger Building (1908-1914); 12 years in the Metropolitan Building (1914-1926); 60 years in the Central Library Building* (1926-1986); *Closed to the public due to devastating fire (1986-1987); 6 years in the Los Angeles Design Center/Title Insurance + Trust Company (1987-1993); Central Library Building (1993-Present). Interior view of a Los Angeles Public Library Reading Room. It shows a somewhat large room with a few tables and chairs, and shelves full of bound books along both walls. Several people occupy two of the tables, while others stand; the men sitting at the middle table appear to be browsing through a stack of Popular Mechanics magazines. This Los Angeles Public Library's location is not identified, nor is the approximate year this photograph was taken.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Public Library Popular Mechanics Press Library shelving--California--Los Angeles Library users--California--Los Angeles Libraries--California--Los Angeles Periodicals
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