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Description
Photograph with a caption "Scheme suggested by John F. Austin, F.A.I.A, architect, Los Angeles County Civic Center" and some locations labeled. "Sketch submitted to Los Angeles County Development Committee by John C. Austin, local architect, as suggestion for proposed county administration and trade center, bounded by First, Alameda, Ord and Olive Streets. He specified that it is a suggestion, not a plan. Key to figures are: 1. Auditorium 2. Trade Exhibits 3. Union Terminal 4. Hall of Records 5. City Hall 6. Post office and Federal Courts 7. Peristyle 8. Little Old Pueblo 9. State Building 10. Hall of Justice 11. Court House 12. Police Administration 13. Plaza Church 14. County Engineering 15. Cascades 16. Public works 17. City Health 18. Terminal Annex" -- clipping dated "Aug. 31, 1938" attached to verso stamped "Received Examiner Reference Library, Aug. 31, 1938. Streetscape.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs art
Los Angeles--City--Buildings--Civic Center--Redevelopment plans
Time Period
circa 1938-08-31
Place
-118.24311,34.05499 -118.24236,34.0545 -118.24281,34.05399 -118.24358,34.05451 California Los Angeles Civic Center Civic Center Los Angeles USA
Source
3-1275-02805-7769 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-582 [Original Filename] Subjects 319 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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