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Description
Photograph. "Drawing reveals plans for ultra-modern structures. Project, including 25-story apartment house, will be completed in 1960. -- Plans for a $14,000,000 apartment house and office building development on Wilshire Boulevard just west of the Veterans Administration facility, including a 25-story apartment house, were disclosed yesterday in Mayor Norris Poulson's office. -- The announcement was made by B.C. Deane [...] -- Engineering for three apartment houses, 25, 17 and 14 stories high, and an office building eight stories high, will be completed within six months, with the project expected to be finished early in 1960. -- Two-story parking -- Architect Phillip [...] Barrington, Texas and Stoner Avenue. -- It will be in modern design with two stories for parking below ground level, and extensive open areas for swimming ppols and other".... -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 19 June 1958. "In center will rise handsome Barrington Plaza -- Located at western portion of Wilshire strip, will cost around $4,000,000" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 11 October 1959. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs art
-118.45994,34.04947 -118.45811,34.04713 -118.45905,34.04659 -118.46082,34.04867 Barrington Avenue & Wilshire Boulevard Barrington Plaza California Los Angeles USA West Los Angeles
Source
3-1275-02805-2265; 3-1275-02805-2232 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-036; EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-038 [Original Filename] Subjects 317 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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