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Order Number	00038827
Title	Opening of the storefront University Branch, view 1
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Libraries-LAPL-Branches-Exposition Park-Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch; S-002-770.1 4x5 (Additional print)
Date	Circa 1965
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 13 cm.
Historical Data	Opened in 1923, the University Branch was originally located in a Northern Italian style building at 3420 S. Hoover Street, near Exposition Park. In 1965, the stylish and ornate building was sold to the University of Southern California for development purposes and the branch collections were moved to the storefront seen here. In 1973 the University Branch was renamed the Exposition Park-Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library in honor of the great educator and humanitarian. Two years later, the branch left the storefront location and was placed in a new building, located at 3665 So. Vermont Avenue. Designed by the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Public Buildings architectural unit, the branch was built with Capital Improvement Program funds to the cost of $486,400. In 2008, the 1975 building was sold to University of Southern California and the branch moved yet again into a new building at 3900 South Western Avenue. The most recent branch facility, designed by Tetra Design, Inc., meets the U. S. Green Building Council’s Gold LEED standards for environmentally sustainable design with its low-flow plumbing and irrigation, and high-efficiency mechanical and lighting systems. In addition, approximately 10% of the building is comprised of recycled materials.
Description	Library and city officials attend the opening of the University Branch, Los Angeles Public Library, located in a storefront at 1479 West Adams Boulevard. From left to right, Katherine Laich, Assistant City Librarian, Robert Farrell, Field Secretary for Council member Billy G. Mills, Dr. Carl M. Franklin of the University of Southern California, Council member Tom Bradley, and Albert Raubenheimer, Los Angeles Public Library Commissioner.
Subject	Bradley, Tom,--1917-1998. Franklin, Carl Mason. Raubenheimer, Albert S. Laich, Katherine. Farrell, Robert. Los Angeles Public Library.--Exposition Park-Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch. University of Southern California--Faculty. Branch libraries--California--Los Angeles. City council members--California--Los Angeles.
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.
Internal Notes	Two additional prints in folder.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection