Title supplied by cataloger. Located at 150 N. Los Angeles Street, the Police Administration Building served as the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Dept. from 1955 to 2009. Designed by Welton Becket in association with J. E. Stanton and landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, the 7-story, Modernist structure includes a horizontal slab with bands of windows on the long east and west sides, and glazed terra cotta panels on the short north and south sides. Horizontal 2-story wings extend out into the surrounding parking lots, defining an entrance plaza and a visual base for the building. The design of the entrance plaza and gardens was part of the Modern landscape architecture trend to unite indoor and outdoor space. After the sudden death of Police Chief William H. Parker on July 16, 1966, the building was renamed Parker Center. Looking southeast upon the newly completed Parker Center from the tower of City Hall. Dated April 15, 1955.
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1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm. Photographic color slides
Parker Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Police stations--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles International style (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Architecture, Modern Parking lots--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) First Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Slides Stanton, J. E Cornell, Ralph D Welton Becket and Associates
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