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Order Number	00078926
Title	Rooftop reading room, Homer Laughlin Building
Collection ID	Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession	LAPL_IPC_b001_f6; A-008-136 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 22 cm. on sheet 18 x 25 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Homer Laughlin Building, built in 1897 by architect John Parkinson and expanded in 1905 under architect Harrison Albright's supervision, was home to the Los Angeles Public Library from 1906-1908, and once housed an office for American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Other locations where the Los Angeles Public Library has been housed: 17 years in the Downey Block Building (1872-1889); 17 years in City Hall (1889-1906); 2 years in the Homer Laughlin Building (1906-1908); 6 years in the Hamburger Building (1908-1914); 12 years in the Metropolitan Building (1914-1926); 60 years in the Central Library Building* (1926-1986); *Closed to the public due to devastating fire (1986-1987); 6 years in the Los Angeles Design Center/Title Insurance + Trust Company (1987-1993); Central Library Building (1993-Present).
Description	Exterior view of the outdoor reading room and rooftop garden of the Los Angeles Public Library in the Homer Laughlin Building. It shows numerous chairs scattered around the area, several 'barrel-potted' trees, and a pergola toward the left of the rooftop. The Library was housed at the Laughlin Building, located at 315 S. Broadway, from 1906-1908.
Subject	Los Angeles Public Library. Homer Laughlin Building (Los Angeles, Calif.). Roof gardening--California--Los Angeles. Flat roofs--California--Los Angeles. Libraries--California--Los Angeles. Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Albright, Harrison.
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	Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection