Steel girders frame a pit littered with construction material and workers in this view of Statler Hotel in the making. The photo was taken looking towards 7th St. from inside. Barker Bros. is across the street. Holabird, Root & Burgee of Chicago were the architects for the Statler Center which later became The Omni and then The Wilshire Grand Hotel. Photo caption reads: "Skeleton of progress: Higher and higher go the steel beams making up "skeleton" of the new $20,000,000 Statler Hotel and Office Building at Wislhire Boulevard and Figueroa. Construction of the giant hostelry is on schedule, authorities say. It will open in April or May of next year if no unforeseen incident occurs". Photo dated: Feb. 1, 1951.
Barker Bros Statler Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Steel I-beams Building construction--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Consolidated Western Steel Corporation Holabird, Root & Burgee
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