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In May 1913, the Metropolitan Fireproof Building Company was granted a City of Los Angeles building permit for the subject property to "remove present buildings for the purpose of erecting a new building". [1] On the permit, the architects for the project are identified as Parkinson and Bergstrom, while the contractor is listed as F. O. Engstrom.
A Los Angeles County Department of Public Works sign along 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The department was formed in 1985 in a consolidation of the county Road Department, the Flood Control District (in charge of dams, spreading grounds, and channels), and the County Engineer (in charge of building safety, land survey, waterworks).
In 1950, the city of Los Angeles issued the largest single building permit at the time for the construction of the hotel, which cost over $15 million. The hotel quickly became a landmark of downtown Los Angeles, [citation needed] and over its 59-year lifespan attracted famous guests including President John F. Kennedy and Pope John Paul II.
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 prior to the ordinance, and the Richfield Tower and ...
The building is of reinforced concrete construction, and the upper façade is sheathed in a Flemish Bond brick pattern. Its construction is documented by city of Los Angeles Building Permit #38140, issued for a six-story building with a concrete frame on the southwest corner of San Pedro and Winston Streets. History
Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of Los Angeles.It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km 2) [3] area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents, [4] with an estimated daytime population of over 200,000 people prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
By the 1920s, Los Angeles became a mecca for aspiring craftspeople and artists, lured there by the motion pictures industry. [4] Flush with new wealth, movie moguls and stars sought luxurious living quarters befitting their new status, engendering an abundance of unique architectural revival styles in Los Angeles.
This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total. Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles (13 C, 17 P) Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles (1 C, 188 P) Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles (3 C, 93 P)