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Identifier	post_00116
Title	Los Angeles' Imposing Federal Building
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1955
Subject (Topic)	City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Federal Building (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings & structures;
Type	image
Form/Genre	postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Federal Building and City Hall; yellow school buses; trees and shrubbery; parked automobiles; pedestrians.
Historical Background	The 18-story Federal Courthouse, a project of the New Deal, was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and built in the late 1930s. It initially housed the U.S. Post Office, the U.S. Court House, and other Federal agencies, such as the Attorney General's office, the IRS, and the FBI. It was the location of The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings. Two additional Federal buildings were added to the Civic Center, west of Los Angeles Street on Temple. The Civic Center is bounded by Figueroa, San Pedro, First, and the Hollywood Freeway. One of the largest government complexes in the world, it includes the Federal Building, the Federal Post office, City Hall, County Hall of Justice, County Hall of Records, the Department of Water and Power, the Music Center Complex, and County Courts. Although plans for the Civic Center were underway as early as 1905, it wasn't completed until the 1950s.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"Los Angeles' Imposing Federal Building is situated in the heart of the Civic Center. It houses the Post Office and Federal Departments. Los Angeles' tallest building, the beautiful City Hall is seen in background."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 2C-K126
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection