the Central Library. But the finest examples of Art Deco in LA are not confined to Downtown. As this map shows, the architecture can be found from Hollywood to San Pedro. Completed in 1930 and ...

The Central Library in Downtown LA bounced around to a few locations before ... Designed in the early Art Deco style, the Goodhue building’s "monumental simplicity serves as a backdrop for ...

authors of the new book “Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture” on Aug. 21. Gee and Schwartzman are scheduled to discuss and share images of the 1926 Bertram ...

Why now: For a recent How to LA episode ... But with the Central Library, Goodhue mixed older styles with a fresh, modern perspective, creating an early example of art deco architecture.

4. The Los Angeles Central Library building has classic Art Deco-style architecture that draws the eye toward the sky with geometric shapes and a tall tower encasing a pyramid. Opened in 1926 ...

Art Deco has never really gone out of style ... Other low-rise examples in the book include the Los Angeles Central Library (Goodhue and Winslow, 1926), Union Station (Parkinson and Parkinson ...

Los Angeles Central Library: A History of Its Art and Architecture). Los Angeles has always been a big reading town (despite false stereotypes from points east) and a place filled with lovers of ...

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the reopening of the Los Angeles Central ... the Mexican art collective Tlacolulokos celebrated L.A.’s Oaxacan community. It earned the library the ...

Skyscrapers aren’t the only reason why Los Angeles is often substituted in films for New York City (think: Batman or the TV show Castle). It’s the juxtaposition Downtown of Art Deco buildings ...

In the flush of modernity and motion, Art Deco buildings went up and, thankfully, have remained to shine on. Here are some of our favorite buildings throughout the Los Angeles region.