Los Angeles to dedicate lavish new Hall of Records at ceremony Friday
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends.
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Constructed between 1909 and 1911 to the cost of over a million dollars, the 12-story Hall of Records at 220 N. Broadway, referenced here, was demolished in September, 1973. Photograph article dated October 27, 1960 partially reads, "Los Angeles usually does things in a big way - and the new County Hall of Administration is no exception. The Hall of Administration - largest government building in the West - is completed after seven years of planning and consruction [sic] and a cost of $25 million. More than 2,300 County employes [sic] moved from the old Hall of Records, which has been condemned for many years, into the new office building this week. The Hall of Administration, county seat for more than six million residents, will be dedicated officially at 10:30 a.m. Friday."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962) Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Building dedications--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Municipal buildings--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Civic centers--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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