Title supplied by cataloger. A. Hamburger & Son's People's Store, known simply as People's Store, was previously located in the Phillips Block at the intersection of Spring and Hill Sts. The store later moved to the southeast corner of Hill and Eighth Sts., and became known as Hamburgers; it was bought out by David May in 1923 and renamed the May Company. Other locations where the Los Angeles Public Library has been housed: 17 years in the Downey Block Building (1872-1889); 17 years in City Hall (1889-1906); 2 years in the Homer Laughlin Building (1906-1908); 6 years in the Hamburger Building (1908-1914); 12 years in the Metropolitan Building (1914-1926); 60 years in the Central Library Building* (1926-1986); *Closed to the public due to devastating fire (1986-1987); 6 years in the Los Angeles Design Center/Title Insurance + Trust Company (1987-1993); Central Library Building (1993-Present). View of the Reference Department at Hamburger's store building. It shows a long room with several support columns running on either side. Tables have been positioned between these columns, toward the middle of the room, and 'free-standing' shelves full of books on the right of the same columns. Several men and women can be seen at the tables, reading and writing. A gentleman identified as "Mr. Wheeler" can be seen standing at the card catalog on the left. The library occupied the third story of the Hamburger Building, from 1908-1914.
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Los Angeles Public Library Hamburger Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Reference services (Libraries)--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Department stores--California--Los Angeles Libraries--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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