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Order Number	00109980
Title	East from City Hall
Photographer	Harris, L. Mildred.
Collection ID	L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b94_f1_i36
Date	1950
Physical Description	1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson designed the 1939 Union Station, located at 800 North Alameda Street. The structure combines Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival, and Streamline Modern style, with Moorish architectural details. Gladding, McBean & Co made most of the tile in the station. It was named the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) until Catellus Development, officially changed the name to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS). The station was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #101 in 1972 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Building #80000811 in 1980.
Description	Looking northeast from the City Hall tower on December 6, 1950. Seen, from left to right, are Main Street, a Los Angeles Transit Lines street car, the Pico House, La Plaza Methodist Church, Methodist Headquarters Building (Biscailuz Building), the United States Post Office Terminal Annex, Union Station, Los Angeles Gas Company gas holders (gasometers), Los Angeles Street, and the ongoing construction of the Santa Ana Freeway/US 101. In the distance is the Los Angeles River and Boyle Heights.
Subject	Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Gas Company. Biscailuz Building (Los Angeles, Calif.). Pico House (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Transit Lines. United States Post Office Terminal Annex (Los Angeles, Calif.). Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles. Terminals (Transportation)--California--Los Angeles. Post office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Plazas--California--Los Angeles. Gasholders. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Plazas--California--Los Angeles. Methodist church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Express highways--Design and construction. Express highways--California, Southern. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. California Historical Landmarks. Electric lines--Poles and towers. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Electric railroads--Cars--California--Los Angeles. Parking lots--California--Los Angeles. Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles. Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles. Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences. Rivers--California, Southern. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles River (Calif.). Main Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.). Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.). Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Slides Parkinson, John,1861-1935. Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945.
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