The Los Angeles Central Library: Building an Architectural Icon, 1872-1933

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2016
Contributors Author: Kenneth A. Breisch
Language
English
Number of Pages
209 pp.
Publisher
The Getty Research Institute
City
Los Angeles, CA
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Region
United States
Library Type
Public Libraries
Chronological Period
1850-1899
1900-1949
ISBN
9781606064900
Annotation

Contents: 

  • Foundations: 1872-1889
  • In city hall: 1889-1905
  • Searching for a new home: 1905-1911
  • Facing "the ultimate need": 1911-1921
  • Planning the central library: 1921-1924
  • Building the central library: 1924-1933
  • Form and meaning
  • The branch buildings: 1921-1930