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Title
Los Angeles City Hall dedication
Alternative Title
Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1928
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
Los Angeles City hall is a Goodhue-esque structure with classical detailing at the base (Greek freize main entrance and Romanesque arcades) and a campanile-like tower influenced by Ziggurat construction, built from 1926-28, and first dedicated on April 27th of the same year. The concrete that the tower is made of was formed from sand taken from each of California's 50 counties and water from each of its 21 missions. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles, by law, until the 1950s. For decades, no building in Los Angeles was allowed to exceed the height of City Hall, until 1957. It remained the tallest building in California from 1928-1964, at 28 stories tall (450 feet). Associated architects were Austin, Parkinson, Parkinson and Martin.
Two women standing on the Spring Street steps leading to the fore court of Los Angeles City Hall.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00018361
Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection
N-001-624 4x5
CARL0000021596
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/88988
Subject
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
City halls--California--Los Angeles
Public buildings--California--Los Angeles
Municipal buildings--California--Los Angeles
Women--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Office buildings--California--Los Angeles
Building dedications--California--Los Angeles
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963
Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945
Parkinson, John,1861-1935
Martin, Albert C.,1879-1960
Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Time Period
1921-1930

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