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Title
Know Your City No.44 Façade and front entrance of California State Building at 217 W 1st Street Los Angeles, Calif
Date Created and/or Issued
December 31, 1955
1955-12-31
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
The 1971 earthquake rendered the building unsafe and it was torn down in 1975.
ANSWER: Structure in the photo is the California State Building at 217 W 1st St.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO. 44 -- This is a bear of a building. Sometimes it is occupied by a Knight. You should know this entrance even if you aren't a native son or daughter. You'll find answer on Page 20, Part ll.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b257_95950BQ-1
ark:/21198/zz0002t56f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Façades--California--Los Angeles
Landmarks
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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