In this 1934 photo, we get two L.A. Times buildings for the price of one. The street on the right with the streetcars is Broadway, and we’re looking south from First Street. The building on the left with the tower that looks like it was born in a 15th-century British castle is the building that the Times occupied until their new building was ready for occupation. We can see the Times’ new building behind it; it’s still under construction (is it Streamline Moderne?) and would open the following year. I wonder, however, was this photograph taken from? A low-flying airplane seems unlikely.
Looking south down Broadway from First St past the old LA Times building with its castle-like tower, downtown Los Angeles, 1934
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I’ve always loved the “new” Times building. The Conservancy calls it a mixture of Art Deco and Moderne. My guess for taking the photo would be from a window or roof of a building across the street.
I like the new building, too. I usually refer older buildings, but the old Times building is a klunky pastiche and awkward looking.
And it had already been bombed long ago by this time.