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Identifier |
post_00042 |
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Title |
Los Angeles, California |
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Creator |
unknown |
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Date Published |
circa 1965 |
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Subject (Topic) |
City halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles |
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Subject (Name) |
Music Center (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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Subject (Place) |
Civic center (Los Angeles, Calif.); 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 ; 9 x 14 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 |
Krieg Publishing Company |
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Place of Publication |
Los Angeles |
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Language |
eng |
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Description |
Concrete plaza of Music Center, looking toward City Hall and State Building; people standing and sitting on benches; automobiles parked on street; newspaper kiosks; flags on flagpoles; flowerbed; trees; bronze statue depicting intertwined figures holding the Virgin Mary, who lifts a tear-drop shaped canopy up toward a dove that is heading earthward. |
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Historical Background |
The Performing Arts Center of L.A., often referred to as the L.A. Music Center, was built between 1962 and 1967 on seven acres, bounded by Grand Avenue, Hope Street, First Street, and Temple Street. It included the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Mark Taper Forum, and the Ahmanson Theatre. It was designed by Welton Becket and Associates in the same New Formalism style as Lincoln Center in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. In 2003, Walt Disney Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, was added. The complex is home to the Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The statue Peace on Earth was created by Jacques Lipschitz, and placed between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Mark Taper Forum in 1969. A fountain was constructed around it in 1987. 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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Additional Printed Matter |
On back:"Portion of Mall, Music Center and Los Angeles City Hall" |
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Publisher's Identifier |
Publisher's serial number: KV6523 |
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Contributors |
Kolor View Press, Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
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Source |
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection |
