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City Hall's distinctive tower was modelled after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, [8] and shows the influence of the Los Angeles Public Library, completed shortly before the structure was begun. An image of City Hall has been on Los Angeles Police Department badges since 1940. [9]
Los Angeles' 1949 master plan called for branch administrative centers throughout the rapidly expanding city. [2] In addition to the main civic center downtown, there is the West Los Angeles Civic Center in the Westside (built between 1957 and 1965) and the Van Nuys Civic Center in the San Fernando Valley, as well as a neighborhood city hall in San Pedro.
The Hall of Justice was designed in Beaux-Arts style by the Allied Architects Association, a coalition of Los Angeles-based architects founded in 1921 to design public buildings. Participating architects included Octavius Morgan , Reginald Davis Johnson , George Edwin Bergstrom , David C. Allison , Myron Hunt , Elmer Grey , Sumner Hunt , Sumner ...
City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in California (11 P) Pages in category "City halls in California" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Parkinson also designed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Union Station and Los Angeles City Hall. [4] Noted for its Gothic style with soaring spaces, the house has vaulted ceilings and curved walls. [4] In 1979, it was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #208), [5] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
The Equitable Life Building is a 138 m (453 ft) International style skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was completed in 1969 and has 34 floors. It is tied with the Los Angeles City Hall for the 43rd-tallest building in Los Angeles.
Established 1932 as a "branch city hall"; [4] location of City Council District 6 field office and the Los Angeles Mayor's Valley field office. 14410 Sylvan St, Van Nuys, CA 91401 34°11′03″N 118°26′49″W / 34.1842°N 118.4470°W / 34.1842; -118
The beacon on top of the Los Angeles City Hall was turned on by President Calvin Coolidge from the White House during the City Hall dedication ceremonies April 26, 1928. The light was gratefully dedicated to Charles A. Lindbergh for his contribution to the advancement of aviation and in commemoration of man's first transatlantic solo flight ...