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Headquarters building, Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

 
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Title
Headquarters building, Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Description
An exterior view of the headquarters building of the Automobile Club of Southern California in Los Angeles, located at the corner of Adams and Figueroa Streets. The building is located on a busy intersection, with a rectangular traffic signal in the middle of the intersection.
Format Extent
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Subject
Automobiles--Societies, etc.--California--Los Angeles; Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles;
Note
The Automobile Club of Southern California is a nonprofit organization founded in 1900 by a group of 10 automobile enthsiasts. Its purpose, in addition to providing a social organization, was to encourage the construction and maintenance of roads suitable for automobile travel, and to protect the interests of automobile owners and drivers. In its early years, the club's first headquarters were rented at 307 O.T. Johnson Building. They remained in that space for approximately two years, but beginning in 1909, the club's rapid growht necessitated a series of moves to larger and larger offices. In 1909, they moved to 323 South Hill Street, and again to 754 South Hill Street in 1910. They relocated again in 1911 to the northeast corner of 8th and Olive Streets, where they remained until 1914, when the club built a completely new facility at 1344 South Figueroa Street. In 1920, the club recognized that they would continue to need more space, and authorized the purchase of property at the southwest corner of Adams and Figueroa Streets, using funds acquired from the insurance plans offered by the club. The building was designed by architect Sumner P. Hunt in a Spanish baroque style, and was completed in 1923. It became their final headquarters, although it was expanded to double its original size by 1931. The traffic signal pictured in the intersection was developed by the Automobile Club of Southern California between 1928 and 1931.
Collection
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Type
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
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