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Identifier	post_00123
Title	Los Angeles Civic Center
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1950
Subject (Topic)	Express highways--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views; 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, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Columbia Wholesale Supply
Place of Publication	11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Bird's-eye view of downtown and Civic Center; City Hall, Hall of Justice, Federal Building, old Hall of Records; freeways; parking lots; office buildings; houses; lawns.
Historical Background	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 Civic Center."The stack" a four level interchange, in the foreground."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 33396; Series number: H2625
Contributors	Lidikay, Don; Union Pacific Railroad
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection