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Description
Order Number
00084917
Title
LAPL
Central
Library
construction
,
north
elevation
Collection ID
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession
LAPL_IPC_b003_f5
;
A-002-719
4x5
Date
1925
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;14
x
24
cm
. on
sheet
21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
Central
Library
,
located
at
630
W
.
5th
Street
in
downtown
Los
Angeles
, was
designed
by
architects
Bertram
G
.
Goodhue
and
Carlton
M
.
Winslow
.
Constructed
between
1922-1926
,
it
was
designed
to
mimic
the
architecture
of
ancient
Egypt
,
complete
with a
tiled
mosaic
pyramid
tower
and
many
beautiful
murals
throughout
.
Tragic
fires
in
1986
destroyed
part
of the
building
along
with
20
percent
of the
library's
collection
,
prompting
a
closure
for
6
years
while
restoration
took
place
. The
renovation
was
completed
in
1993
, and the
library
reopened
on
October
3
,
1993
. The
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
is
the
third
largest
public
library
in the
United
States
in
terms
of
books
and
periodical
holdings
,
boasting
over
6
million
volumes
.
It
was
added
to the
National
Register
of
Historical
Places
in
1970
-
Building
#70000136
.
Description
Photograph
shows
the
construction
of the
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
,
located
at
630
W
.
Fifth
Street
;
view
is
of the
north
side
of the
building
. The
structure
is
well
under
way
and
beginning
to
take
shape
as
construction
workers
use
thousands
of
pieces
of
plywood
to
make
the
frame
.
It
appears
the
construction
method
being
used
is
Balloon
Framing
,
which
was a
method
of
wood
construction
used
primarily
in the
United
States
up
until
the
mid-1950s
. This
technique
utilized
long
continuous
framing
studs
that
ran
from the
sill
plate
to
eave
line
with
intermediate
floor
structures
nailed
to them;
wall
sheathing
,
usually
a
plywood
, was
applied
to the
framing
thus
eliminating
the
need
for
scaffolds
. A
makeshift
ladder
"
leans
"
along
the
side
of the
wooden
frame
. A
row
of
cars
can
be
seen
parked
along
5th
Street
in the
foreground
.
Photograph
dated
:
February
26
,
1925
.
Subject
Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Public Library.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Building construction--California--Los Angeles.
Wooden-frame buildings--California--Los Angeles.
Library buildings--California--Los Angeles.
Balloon framing--California--Los Angeles.
Building sites--California--Los Angeles.
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles.
Libraries--California--Los Angeles.
Winslow, Carleton M.,1919-
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924.
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
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