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The Los Angeles Civic Center, Los Angeles, California

 
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Title
The Los Angeles Civic Center, Los Angeles, California
Creator
Lowman, Hubert A.; H.S. Crocker Co, Inc., San Francisco 1, Calif.;
Description
Looking north on Spring Street; City Hall building; north of City Hall is Federal Building; automobiles and buses on street; trees and shrubbery; foothills in background.
Format Extent
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Subject
City halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Note
The original City Hall building was located on Spring Street in an adobe structure that also housed the City Jail. A second City Hall was built on Broadway between 2nd and 3rd streets in 1888. The third and current City Hall, with its obelisk tower, is bounded by Temple, Main, First, and Spring, and was completed in 1928. At the time, the city had a height restriction of 12 stories, making the new 454 foot high, 32-story building the tallest in the city. At the peak is an airplane beacon named in honor of Lindbergh. The building material included sand from every county in California and water from all 21 California Missions. 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. Courthouse, 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. Plans to integrate the offices of all three buildings at one new location are in the planning stages.
Collection
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Type
Geographic Location
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Language
eng
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