Title supplied by cataloger. The building has a steel frame covered in granite-like terra cotta on California granite base. This Goodhue-esque structure has classical detailing at the base (Greek main entrance and Romanesque arcades); with a Moderne campanile-like tower influenced by Ziggurat construction. It was designed by associated architects Austin, Parkinson and Martin, and is located at 200 N. Spring Street, on the southeast corner of S. Spring and W. Temple streets in Downtown's L.A. Civic Center. Exterior view of L.A. City Hall where a gigantic American flag can be seen hanging from the tower. Photograph dated July 1, 2005.
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image
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1 photographic print:color ;18 x 13 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Municipal buildings--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Civic centers--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Flags--United States Streets--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gary Leonard Collection photographs Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963 Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945 Parkinson, John,1861-1935 Martin, Albert C.,1879-1960
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