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Alexander W. Hope (c. 1826 – January 17, 1856), a physician and druggist, [1] was Los Angeles County sheriff in the 1850s, a state senator, a member of the Los Angeles Common Council and the organizer of the first American law-enforcement group in the city, the forerunner of the Los Angeles Police Department. [2] [3]
Wurlitzer Building, built in 1923, was designed by Walker & Eisen, the architecture firm responsible for several buildings on Broadway, including the Silverwood's and Platt buildings. [1] This building, originally lofts on the top eight floors and offices for Wurlitzer below, was billed as "the world's largest music house" upon its completion.
The Victory Clothing Company building was designed by Robert Farquhar Train and Robert Edmund Williams for Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Hosfield and built in 1914. [1] The building was originally built as a City Hall annex, [2] but by 2002 it contained ground-floor retail, second-story mezzanines for storage, and lofts on the third through fifth stories.
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Stearns House 1835-77 / BAKER BLOCK 1875–1942 now US 101 Arcadia Block 1858–1927 now US 101 L O S A N G E L E S S T R E E T Calle de los Negros now US 101 FORT MOORE ST. ARCADIA STREET former route ALISO fmr. rt. 201–21 W. Temple, 131 W. Temple p1906: Hotel Aberdeen – County Jail 315 N Spring 211 W. Temple Hall of Justice 1925–pres ----- north side ...
The neighborhood is bounded by Ridgewood Place and South Wilton Drive on the west, South Wilton Place on the east, First Street on the north and Third Street on the south. The district includes the 100 and 200 blocks of S. Wilton Place and the 100 blocks of S. Wilton Drive and Ridgewood Place. [2]
Downtown Los Angeles's Fifth Street Store Building was designed by Alexander Curlett and built by Milliron's in 1927. In the building's early years, it was home to a department store that repeatedly changed its name, including Walker's, Fifth Street Store, Walker's Fifth Street Store, and in 1946 it changed to Milliron's. A $300,000 ($4.69 ...
The project was commissioned by the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency as the final landscape for the Los Angeles Open Space Network. [4] Ground breaking for the park took place on July 18, 1989, [3] and construction lasted until 1993. [5] The park was designed by Lawrence Halprin with The Jerde Partnership architects. [6]