Title supplied by cataloger. The Post Office Terminal Annex was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood in the California Mission style and was built in 1938; the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. This 400,000 square feet building served as the main mail distribution center for the Metropolitan Los Angeles area from 1938 until 1994. Approximately 1,700 Post Office employees handled over four million pieces of incoming and outgoing mail on a daily basis. The Post Office Terminal Annex was added to the National Register of Historic Places - Building #85000131, on January 11, 1985. Although no longer used as a post office, the building is used occasionally as a filming site. Looking east towards from Fort Moore Hill, during its removal, on August 2, 1949. Seen on the left are the United States Post Office Terminal Annex and, in the distance, the Los Angeles County General Hospital. The top of a Los Angeles Gas Company gas holder is also present.
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United States Post Office Terminal Annex (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles County General Hospital Los Angeles Gas Company Hospitals--California--Los Angeles Post office buildings--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Gasholders Power shovels--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences Fort Moore Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Panoramic views Slides Melick, Neal A Underwood, Gilbert Stanley
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