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Title
LAPL Central Library construction, south front under construction
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1925
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, was designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow. Constructed between 1922-1926, it was designed to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt, complete with a tiled mosaic pyramid tower and many beautiful murals throughout. Tragic fires in 1986 destroyed part of the building along with 20 percent of the library's collection, prompting a closure for 6 years while restoration took place. The renovation was completed in 1993, and the library reopened on October 3, 1993. The Los Angeles Public Library is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of books and periodical holdings, boasting over 6 million volumes. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1970 - Building #70000136.
Photograph shows construction of the south side of the Los Angeles Public Library, located at 630 W. Fifth Street. View is looking north on Hope Street toward the library's south side. The structure, which is completely covered in scaffolding, is almost complete with the tower beginning to take shape at the top. The Wayland Apts. offering "low rates" is visible on the left corner next to Savoy Auto Park, whose rates are .25 cents all day, or $5.00 per month. The large white building with arches on the right is the Bible Institute, later to become Church of the Open Door/Biola Institute, located at 555 S. Hope Street. Several automobiles are parked on both sides of the street. Photograph dated: July 23, 1925.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;14 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00084911
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection;
LAPL_IPC_b003_f5; A-002-711 4x5
CARL0004766975
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/113030
Subject
Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Public Library
Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Church of the Open Door (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Building construction--California--Los Angeles
Architecture, Domestic--California--Los Angeles
Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles
Church buildings--California--Los Angeles
Library buildings--California--Los Angeles
Building sites--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Apartment hotels--California--Los Angeles
Scaffolding
Winslow, Carleton M.,1919-
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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