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Identifier	post_00360
Title	Union Bank Building, Eight & Hill Streets, Los Angeles
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1925
Subject (Topic)	Bank buildings--California--Los Angeles; Banks--California--Los Angeles; Financial facilities--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles; Sidewalks; Cable cars (Streetcars); Automobiles; Flags
Subject (Name)	Union Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject (Place)	Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Neuner Corporation
Place of Publication	Los Angeles
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of the Union Bank Building located on the corner of Eighth and Hill streets.
Historical Background	The Union Bank Building was built in 1922 and designed by the Curlett & Beelman, one of the most successful architecture firms in Los Angeles in the early 20th century. The building showed features of the Renaissance Revival and Beaux Arts styles with facades of limestone-colored terra cotta. Its flat roof was capped with an overhanging decorative metal cornice. The original office entrance was adorned with decorative metal frames. The Union Bank and Trust Company was established by Kaspare Cohn in 1914 under the original name of Kaspare Cohn Commercial and Savings Bank. It was a significant financial institution associated with the commercial development of Los Angeles in the early twentieth century and the expansion of the downtown business district in the 1920s.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection