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Identifier	post_00045
Title	Civic Center, County Courthouse, Los Angeles, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1955
Subject (Topic)	Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Roads--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.); Civic center (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 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	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Kolor Sales Ko.
Place of Publication	Glendale, California
Language	eng
Description	Front of Los Angeles County Courthouse from the corner of Grand and First Streets, looking south on First toward City Hall; automobiles; traffic lights; streetlights; people walking; trees and shrubbery; flag of California on flagpole in front of Courthouse.
Historical Background	The old red sandstone Courthouse was damaged in the 1933 earthquake and demolished in 1936. Thereafter, the Superior Court operated out of temporary quarters until 1959. It is now in the Stanley Mosk Los Angeles County Courthouse on First between Hill and Grand. Court. The 1959 opening allowed court operations and courtrooms to finally be located in one building rather than scattered throughout the downtown area. The County Courthouse includes around 70 civil courtrooms, the Family Law and Probate Courts, Administrative offices, and the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office. In the location of the old Courthouse is the Criminal Courts building.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"The new county courthouse is located at the Civic Center and is one of the finest administrative buildings found anywhere. It has been planned for the enormous expansion and increase in population for Los Angeles County."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 49600-B; Series number: KSK-1217
Contributors	Halford, Russ; Dexter, West Nyack, N.Y
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection