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Order Number	00110146
Title	Los Angeles City Hall forecourt
Photographer	Harris, L. Mildred.
Collection ID	L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b94_f2_i2
Date	1950
Physical Description	1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Los Angeles City hall is a Goodhue-esque structure with classical detailing at the base (Greek freize main entrance and Romanesque arcades) and a campanile-like tower influenced by Ziggurat construction, built from 1926-28, and first dedicated on April 27th of the same year. The concrete that the tower is made of was formed from sand taken from each of California's 50 counties and water from each of its 21 missions. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles, by law, until the 1950s. For decades, no building in Los Angeles was allowed to exceed the height of City Hall, until 1957. It remained the tallest building in California from 1928-1964, at 28 stories tall (450 feet). Associated architects were Austin, Parkinson, Parkinson and Martin.
Description	The Spring Street forecourt of City Hall. Two large bronze outer doors, each with six panels sculpted by Henry Lion, commemorate the city's history. Over the door is the Abraham Lincoln quote, "Let us have faith that right makes might" and above the doors is a quotation from Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a people." Dated June 26, 1960.
Subject	Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.). Bronze doors--California--Los Angeles. City halls--California--Los Angeles. Public buildings--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Slides Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963. Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945. Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Martin, Albert C.,1879-1960. Lion, Henry.
Coverage	1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960
Format	Photographic color slides
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	The highest resolution available for this image is 300 dpi.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection