Los Angeles City Hall
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Identifier |
post_00033 |
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Title |
Los Angeles City Hall |
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Creator |
unknown |
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Date Published |
circa 1938 |
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Subject (Topic) |
City halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles |
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Subject (Name) |
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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Subject (Place) |
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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Type |
image |
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Form/Genre |
Postcards |
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Physical Description |
1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm. |
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Institution |
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University |
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Country of Creation |
US |
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Copyright Status |
public domain |
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Copyright Statement |
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/ |
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Publisher |
Western Publishing & Novelty Co. |
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Place of Publication |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
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Language |
eng |
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Description |
Close up view of the third and current City Hall building at night; light emanating from tower; automobiles on road and people walking on sidewalk; glowing streetlights. |
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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. |
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Publisher's Identifier |
Publisher's serial number: 1A-H415; Series number: LA-170 |
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Additional Notes |
Approximate date from postmark. |
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Source |
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection |
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