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Looking east along 3rd Street from the Crocker mansion, downtown Los Angeles, 1894
In the late 1800s, the most prominent mansion in Los Angeles belonged to Margaret Crocker. It sat at the corner of 3rd and Olive streets. This photo was taken from the veranda looking down 3rd. The building on the left … Continue reading
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Los Angeles City Hall, 226 Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1889
A little part of my heart aches when I see some of the buildings Los Angeles has lost. This building served as Los Angeles City Hall and stood at 226 Broadway between 2nd and 3rd Streets from 1888 to 1928, … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Hall at night, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
I don’t know if it’s the style of photography or if there was a slight mist in the air the night this photo was taken, but either way I love how this circa early 1950s shot makes the Los Angeles … Continue reading
The Los Angeles City Hall as seen from a largely empty Hollywood Freeway, circa 1950s
In this circa 1950s photo taken from an enviably empty Hollywood Freeway, we can see how the Los Angeles City Hall dominated the skyline of downtown LA. Its domination wasn’t an accident; until 1964 it was, by law, the tallest … Continue reading
Looking west from Los Angeles City Hall toward Bunker Hill during war time dim out, downtown Los Angeles, 1943
This rather stunning nighttime view was taken during WWII dim outs in 1943. That building in the foreground was the Hall of Records, which gathered together most LA county offices under one roof and lasted until 1973. (The land on … Continue reading
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The Lindbergh Beacon shines from the top of Los Angeles City Hall, New Year’s Day, 1953
In this wonderfully evocative film-noir-ish shot, we can see the light atop Los Angeles City Hall—known as the Lindbergh Beacon—beaming across downtown L.A. The office lights in the tower have been organized to spell out 53, which is the year … Continue reading
Night shot of Los Angeles City Hall with the L.A. Times building in foreground, possibly 1928
Without any definite markers to date it, it’s hard to pinpoint when this spectacular night shot of the Los Angeles City Hall was taken. But I’m going to take a guess that it was for the 1928 opening, which was … Continue reading
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A man looks south east from from the top of Los Angeles City Hall, September 23, 1949
I tend to think of L.A.’s smog problem as being more of an 1950s thing but this photo shows that it was pervasive in the 1940s. This shot was taken on September 23, 1949 and shows a man standing on … Continue reading
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Atomic blast as seen in Downtown Los Angeles, 5.15am on May 7, 1952
Is it any wonder that the 1950s saw a rise in science-gone-wrong movies when this sort of stuff was going on? The Nevada Test Site, where the government tested atomic bombs was around 300 miles from Los Angeles. The bomb … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Hall in color, circa 1941
Judging from the reddish Ford in the left foreground, which was probably a brand new 1941, this photo of Los Angeles City Hall is circa early 1940s. Isn’t it amazing how the simple addition of color in a vintage photo … Continue reading
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