The 150-foot height limit in Los Angeles, which greatly retarded the downtown skyline, was initiated just after the completion of the Continental Building in 1904. The City Council enacted the height limit so that no building could be taller than the Continental Building. Of course, the City Hall (1928) became the major exception until the Transamerica Building was completed in the early 1960's. View is of the Continental Building on the southeast corner of 4th and Spring streets. Photograph dated September 13, 2005.
Continental Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Fourth Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gary Leonard Collection photographs
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