Civic Center, Los Angeles, Calif
Identifier
post_00126
Title
Civic Center , Los Angeles , Calif
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa 1961
Subject (Topic)
Express highways--California--Los Angeles ; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles ; City halls--California--Los Angeles
Subject (Name)
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles , Calif.)
Subject (Place)
Downtown Los Angeles (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/
Publisher
Mitock & Sons
Place of Publication
13561 1/2 Ventura Blvd. , Sherman Oaks , Calif .
Language
eng
Description
Automobiles going West on Hollywood Freeway , leaving downtown ; Federal Building ; old Hall of Records ; City Hall ; overpass ; streetlights ; two billboards , one for "Taix French Restaurant " and the other for "Burgemeister Beer. "
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 . The Hollywood Freeway , the 101 , runs northwest out of downtown LA , past Hollywood , and into the San Fernando Valley , where it becomes the Ventura Freeway . The 170 continues northwest as the Hollywood Freeway . One of the early modern freeways , it was built between 1940 and 1948 , initially as a possible toll road . Approximately 2,000 buildings were moved or destroyed to accommodate it , and protests were held because it cut through crowded neighborhoods . The Pacific Electric railway went down the center of the freeway at first , but highway builders , opposed to a rail system , put a stop to it .
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"The famous Hollywood Freeway entering the Los Angeles Civic Center. The City Hall is on the left - The U.S. Court House and Post Office on the right."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: P27955
Additional Notes
Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture , Boston , Mass . Approximate date from postmark .
Contributors
Mills , David M .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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