C. Erwin Piper Technical Center, 555 Ramirez Street, Space 320, Los Angeles, California 90012, USA City of Los Angeles. City Archives and Records Center http://clerk.lacity.org/city-archives-and-records-center michael.holland@lacity.org public domain; released under license Creative Commons CC0 "no rights reserved"; please credit "University of Southern California Digital Library
Description
Short clips and outtakes from Los Angeles Police Department Film Unit, ca. 1956. Part 1 includes Parker Center under construction, evidence storage, main power switch, law library, pneumatic tube communications, a building scale models, moving into the building, forensics, and jail. Part 2 includes band at Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum (American Legion Legionnaires National Convention in Los Angeles, 1956 September 1-6), rooftop views of downton Los Angeles, Police Academy training, dining on Olvera Street, Chinatown festivities, California State flag, unidentified military veteran speaking, various buildings (Carnation Milk Company Building, Shrine Auditorium, CBS, Parker Center, Hollywood American Legion Post, Biltmore Hotel, Statler Hotel, Sheraton Town House, Ambassador Hotel), beach, airplane, and construction. Note some footage is reversed (left/right) or upside down.
Type
moving image
Format
2 film reels (9:01, 4:32): silent, color 16mm, double perforation documentary films video/mp4
150 North Los Angeles Street 3911 South Figueroa Street 1880 Academy Drive Olvera Street 943 North Broadway 5045 Wilshire Boulevard 665 West Jefferson Boulevard 6121 Sunset Boulevard 2035 Highland Avenue 506 South Grand Avenue 601 South Figueroa Street 2955 Wilshire Boulevard 3400 Wilshire Boulevard 34.052432,-118.241520 34.014050,-118.287840 34.082141,-118.241614 34.057289,-118.238147 34.065297,-118.236993 34.062130,-118.339919 34.023348,-118.281832 34.098294,-118.323087 34.107745,-118.337849 34.049321,-118.253789 34.050471,-118.259316 34.062061,-118.285835 34.061683,-118.297172 California Los Angeles Parker Center Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum Los Angeles Police Academy Los Angeles Plaza Chinatown Carnation Milk Company Building Shrine Auditorium Columbia Broadcasting System Building CBS Hollywood American Legion Post Biltmore Hotel Statler Hotel Sheraton Town House Ambassador Hotel USA
Source
Los Angeles City Archives [Contributing entity] disk 1913744; original filename LAP Film10APartoneandPartTwo; original filename LAPDCan10APartTwo; original filename LAPD5_LAPD_FILM_10A_PT1_AVI_2398; original filename LAPD6_LAPD_FILM_10A_PT2_AVI_2398_2CH [Identifier]
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