Title supplied by cataloger The Statler Hilton Hotel, located between 7th and Wilshire was built by Holabird, Root & Burgee of Chicago. The Mobiloil/Mobilgas building, located at 612 S. Flower Street, was built by Gladding McBean & Co between 1947 and 1949 for $8,000,000. Richfield Oil Corporation, at 555 South Flower Street, was built in 1928 by Morgan, Walls & Clements; it was razed on November 1969 to make way for the Arco Towers. The Los Angeles Public Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street, was designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow and constructed between 1922-1926. Aerial view of Downtown Los Angeles; view is looking east. The Statler Hilton Hotel can be seen at the lower center, with the Mobiloil/Mobilgas building behind it and to the left, next to that is the Richfield Building (with tall antenna), and on the extreme left is the Los Angeles Public Library. Some of the identifiable streets are (vertically, l to r): 6th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Street, 8th Street, and (horizontally, bottom to top): Figueroa Street, Flower Street, Hope Street, Grand Avenue, Olive Street and Hill Street. Photographed for Union Oil Company on October 25, 1955.
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Los Angeles Public Library Mobil Oil Corporation Atlantic Richfield Co Statler Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views Aerial photographs Winslow, Carleton M.,1919- Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924
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