Construction debris litters the ground by the newly-finished Statler Center facade facing Wilshire Blvd. A sign for Woodbury College is in the background. Photograph caption dated March 24, 1952 reads, "This photo shows the newly-completed section of the hotel. The Statler is the first in the west to have earthquake-proof units."
Statler Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Construction and demolition debris--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Building construction--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Wilshire Lanterns Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Holabird, Root & Burgee
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