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Los Angeles City Hall

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Order Number	00042481
Title	Los Angeles City Hall
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Buildings-City Hall.; N-001-245 4x5
Date	Circa 1923
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Exterior view of Los Angeles City Hall from the intersection of Spring and 1st Streets, built from 1926 to 1928. Associated architects were John C. Austin, John Parkinson, and Albert C. Martin. This Goodhue-esque structure has classical detailing at the base (Greek--main entrance and Romanesque arcades), with a Moderne campanile-like tower influenced by Ziggurat construction. It was the tallest building in Los Angeles until the 1950s.
Subject	City halls--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963. Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945. Martin, Albert C.,1879-1960.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection