City Hall Through the Palms, Los Angeles, California
Identifier
post_00028
Title
City Hall Through the Palms , Los Angeles , California
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa 1938
Subject (Topic)
City halls--California--Los Angeles ; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles
Subject (Name)
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles , Calif.)
Subject (Place)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles , Calif.)
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm .
Institution
Department of Archives and Special Collections , William H . Hannon Library , Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public domain
Copyright Statement
https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Publisher
Tichnor art company
Place of Publication
L.A . [Los Angeles]
Language
eng
Description
Third and current City Hall building ; tower is framed by palm fronds ; bushes and flowers in foreground ; streetlamps ; people walking on steps to entrance .
Historical Background
The original City Hall building was located on Spring Street in an adobe structure that also housed the City Jail . A second City Hall was built on Broadway between 2nd and 3rd streets in 1888 . The third and current City Hall , with its obelisk tower , is bounded by Temple , Main , First , and Spring , and was completed in 1928 . At the time , the city had a height restriction of 12 stories , making the new 454 foot high , 32-story building the tallest in the city . At the peak is an airplane beacon named in honor of Lindbergh . The building material included sand from every county in California and water from all 21 California Missions .
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"Los Angeles new City Hall located in the new civic enter at a cost of over five million dollars considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the county."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: 133029; Series number: T101
Additional Notes
Approximate date from postmark .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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