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The Van Nuys Government Center (aka Van Nuys Civic Center or San Fernando Valley Administrative Center [1]) is a 17.3-acre (70,000 m 2) [2] cluster of buildings in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles that houses various local, state and federal government offices and services.
The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex in Los Angeles, California. [1] The facility is located at 450 Bauchet Street, in Los Angeles, California and is operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The facility consists of two towers, a medical services building, and the ...
Therefore, from its completion in 1928 until finally surpassed by the topping off of Union Bank Plaza in 1966, City Hall was the tallest building in Los Angeles and shared the skyline with only a few structures such as the Continental Building, the only property built taller than 150 feet (46 m) prior to the ordinance, and the Richfield Tower ...
The master plan for Carthay Circle was designed by leading early 20th century architects Aleck Curlett and his partner Claud Beelman (designer of MGM Studios and Downtown LA's Eastern Columbia Building) in conjunction with landscape architects Cook & Hall (Wilbur D. Cook is also noted for creating the master plan for the neighboring city of ...
The need for the Van Nuys City Hall is documented from 1916 when the City of Los Angeles rented a twenty-foot store building to house the Department of Water and the City Engineer's Office. Within 8 months, the need for more space had become evident which paralleled the expansion of the San Fernando Valley itself. [2]
The Brockman Building is a 12-story Classical and Romanesque Revival building located in Downtown Los Angeles. Built in 1912, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Built in 1912, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Roy Lee Harvey Jr., 37, was taken into custody Saturday and booked on a charge of receiving stolen property, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.
Built in 1935, Hollywood's S. H. Kress and Co. Building was designed by Edward F. Sibbert, [1] one of fifty or so S. H. Kress & Co. buildings he designed across the United States. [2] Like most S. H. Kress and Co. locations, this building features an Art Deco design, with this specific location being "a prime example of the Art Deco style." [3]