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This structure is located at 3650 S. Broadway in South Los Angeles, California; it has since been greatly modified. Photograph caption dated December 16,1957 reads, "The New Departure division of General Motor Corporation recently completed construction of its new West Coast headquarters in Los Angeles. The building was designed by Hutchison-Kinsey-Boeke architects and provides enough space for a parts depot to supply the 11 Western states. The new structure was built by the Kersey Kinsey Co. of Studio City."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
General Motors Corporation.--New Departure Division Automobile supplies industry--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Building, Brick--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Corporations--Headquarters--California--Los Angeles Broadway (Los Angeles, Calif.) 36th Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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