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Order Number	00115469
Title	Another offender--the Hall of Records
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 60
Date	1953
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Constructed between 1909 and 1911 at a cost of over a million dollars, the 12-story Hall of Records building was located at 220 N. Broadway. Built to relieve overcrowding in the county's courthouse, the Hall of Records consolidated most county offices under one roof. The building was ornate, with a roof that featured finials and pyramidal gables. Its upper floors were divided into two pairs of wings, which joined at a central elevator shaft. As the Civic Center was modernized, the Hall of Records stood out, not only because of the architectural style, but also because it stood at an angle from the newer buildings on the city grid. A new Hall of Records was erected in 1962 and the old building was demolished in September, 1973.
Description	Photograph caption dated July 4, 1953 reads "It has five flagpoles, three of which are shown--and not one of the five poles flew Old Glory!" A close-up of the front of the Hall of Records building shows an ornate entrance, a balcony with an iron railing, three flagpoles and a burglar alarm box on the right side.
Subject	Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962). Public buildings--California--Los Angeles. Flagpoles--California--Los Angeles. Balconies--California--Los Angeles. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
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 Herald Examiner Photo Collection