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Order Number	00019179
Title	Baker Block
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Buildings-Baker Block
Date	Circa 1940
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	The ornate three-story Baker Block was completed around 1877 by Colonel Robert S. Baker. For a number of years, the building housed offices, shops, and apartments. Goodwill Industries of Southern California purchased it in 1919. Despite plans to relocate the structure for another purpose, the city purchased the Baker Block from Goodwill in 1941 and demolished the building a year later. U.S. Route 101 now runs beneath where these buildings once stood.
Description	Second and third stories display the elaborate architecture as do the ornate cupola and eaves.
Subject	Baker Block (Los Angeles, Calif.). Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Architecture--California--Los Angeles--French influences. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Main 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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection