The Metropolitan Building was built in 1913 by architects John Parkinson and G. Edwin Bergstrom; it was demolished in the late 1960s. Other locations where the Los Angeles Public Library has been housed are as follows: 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). Los Angeles Public Library in the Metropolitan Building, 1914-1926. Charging, receiving and registration desk in foreground; information desk and stacks in background. This was the library's 5th home.
Los Angeles Public Library Metropolitan Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Public libraries--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Parkinson, John,1861-1935 Bergstrom, G. E.(George Edwin),1876-1955 Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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