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Description
Photograph of an over-all view of the newest addition to the Civic Center, the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. "Over-all view of the newest addition to the Civic Center complex. Giant 977,000 square foot building has cost more than $27,000,000 with more to come for furnishings. County Hall beating schedule. "Headquarters" 66 Pct. Completed. Los Angeles County's huge new Hall of Administration was 66 per cent completed yesterday, approximately six months ahead of schedule. The ceramic tile and granite giant -- newest addition to the Civic Center complex -- now is expected to be communication, building services and real estate management. As assembly room, with a capacity of 720, situated on the street level at Temple St., will be used for Supervisors' weekly meetings. The exterior of the building is 85 per cent completed, county officials said, and the interior, where lathing, plastering and cabinet work remain to be completed, is 55 per cent finished. Major part of the work remaining is on the site, scheduled for extensive landscaping" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated, "October 19, 1959". Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--City--Buildings--County Hall of Administration
Time Period
circa 1959-10-19
Place
-118.24539,34.05888 -118.2438,34.05665 -118.2457,34.05405 -118.24729,34.05739 500 West Temple Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
3-1275-02805-3529 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-792 [Original Filename] Subjects 320 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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