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Color view of Los Angeles City Hall from Union railway station, downtown Los Angeles, 1954

There are certain iconic LA buildings that I never get sick of seeing: Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood sign, Richfield building, Garden of Allah Hotel. On that list is also the Los Angeles City Hall because it’s a landmark that proudly … Continue reading

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Looking across Bunker Hill near where Olive St meets 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, 1955

This shot gives us a soon-to-be-demolished glimpse of what Bunker Hill at the northernmost end of downtown Los Angeles looked like in 1955. The two streets we can see here are Olive St and 2nd Street, where downtown was still … Continue reading

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Color photo of Nibblers diner at the corner of Spring and 1st Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1955

In this color photo, we’re looking at a restaurant called Nibblers, which billed itself as a “family friendly diner” which sounds about right because “Nibblers” sounds like a place that served comfort food. It sat on the southeast corner of … Continue reading

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United States Court House on Main St looking south toward City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, 1939

The appeal of this photo, for me at least, is that it juxtaposes LA’s past alongside LA’s future. We’re looking south along Main St in downtown Los Angeles. In the earlier part of the 20th century, Victorian-era stores and offices … Continue reading

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The old Los Angeles County Courthouse and the Hall of Records dwarfed by the new Los Angeles City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, 1927

This photo captures a time when downtown Los Angeles wasn’t all shiny glass skyscrapers. Here we have the old Los Angeles County Courthouse (on the left) and the Hall of Records (right) dwarfed by the then-new Los Angeles City Hall. … Continue reading

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Looking out across downtown Los Angeles at the Hall of Justice, Old County Courthouse, Hall of Records, and “new” City Hall, circa late 1920s

This image gives us an idea of what the view across the northern end of downtown LA looked like in the late 1920s. From left to right, we’ve got the Hall of Justice, Old County Courthouse (the corner of Temple … Continue reading

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Aerial view of an almost-completed Los Angeles City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, 1927

Click on the image to see a much larger, zoomable image. In this rather breathtaking aerial photograph, we’re treated to a view of Los Angeles City Hall. It opened on April 26, 1928 and this photo was taken (probably late) … Continue reading

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A sole Angeleno braves LA’s worse smog attack at the intersection of First and Olive Streets, downtown Los Angeles, September 13, 1955

During the week of August 31 to September 7, 1955, Los Angeles experienced its worst-ever heatwave, reaching a record peak of 110° on September 1st. And then on September 13 (69 years ago today!), this spell of hot weather and … Continue reading

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Looking at the Los Angeles Times building at First and Spring Sts from the grounds of LA City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, on May 4, 1939

When this photo was taken on May 4, 1939, the Los Angeles Times building at the corner of First and Spring in downtown Los Angeles had been open for four years. The Art Deco building had quickly become an iconic … Continue reading

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A man stands at the intersection of E. 42nd St and Long Beach Ave with the then-new Los Angeles City Hall in the background, 1929

The caption for this photo said that this chap is standing the intersection of E. 42nd St and Long Beach Ave when this photo was taken in 1929. I’m not convinced because that corner is quite a distance from downtown … Continue reading

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