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Title
Health Building demolition
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Harris, L. Mildred
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
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.
A replacement Health Department Building was constructed at 111 E. 1st Street; it later became City Hall West.; Constructed between 1909 and 1911 to the cost of over a million dollars, the 12-story Hall of Records at 220 N. Broadway was demolished in September, 1973.
Looking southwest across Temple Street showing the former Health Building, at 167 W. Temple Street, being demolished. On the left is City Hall; behind the Health Building ruins is the original Hall of Records. Dated April 15, 1955.
Type
Image
Format
1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Photographic color slides
Identifier
00110001
L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b94_f1_i57
CARL0005412336
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/123864
Subject
Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962)
Health Department Building (Los Angeles, Calif. : -1954)
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Public buildings--California--Los Angeles
Office buildings--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
City halls--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Temple Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Slides
Time Period
1951-1960

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