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Order Number	00084887
Title	LAPL Central Library construction site
Collection ID	Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession	LAPL_IPC_b002_5
Date	1919
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;8 x 12 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The California State Normal School was a teaching college that was founded on May 2, 1862 in San Jose. In March 1881, after heavy lobbying by Los Angeles residents, the California State Legislature authorized the creation of a southern branch of the school to be built in downtown Los Angeles, which would train teachers for the growing population of Southern California. On August 29, 1882, the State Normal School at Los Angeles opened its doors, and in 1919 it became part of the "UC system" and was absorbed into UCLA, moving to a larger campus on Vermont Ave., in Hollywood (the present site of L.A. City College). The L.A. Public Library would take the old Normal School site, which was located on 5th Street between Grand and Flower streets. Designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow, it would eventually be constructed between 1922-1926.
Description	This is the site of the former Los Angeles State Normal School, and future site of Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library. The area has been dug out for the foundation and work will soon be under way. The dark building in the background is the Biltmore Hotel, the large white building on the right is the Pacific Mutual Building. The visible streets are 5th and Grand Avenue.
Subject	Pacific Life Insurance Company. Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.). Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building (Los Angeles, Calif.). Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.). Central business districts--California--Los Angeles. Building sites--California--Los Angeles. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Hotels--California--Los Angeles. Fifth Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
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