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Title	Loew's State Building, 7th & Broadway, Los Angeles, 1955
Description	Photograph of a drawing. "A long-familiar landmark is now in the process of modernization with construction underway on what has been know for approximately 41 years as the Loew's State Building on the south west corner of 7th and Broadway. When the rejuvenation has been completed, the structure will be rechristened The State Building. The initial work will modernize 12 shops on the ground level. With the completion of this phase, the remainder of the 12-story building will be re-worked in a process which will give it an aluminum sheathed exterior divided between windows with vertical panels of porcelain enamel. A new entrance and lobby will also be provided. Over $350,000." -- typed note attached to verso, dated 19 September 1955. "Moderninzation of the United Building" -- caption below drawing. Depicted in the drawing are businesses: Hudson's Jeweler's, Gallen Kamp's, Hamilton Diamond Company, Green's.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Subject (File Heading)	Los Angeles -- City -- Buildings -- L
Geographic Subject (Roadway)	7th Street & Broadway
Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place)	Downtown Los Angeles; Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (County)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (State)	California
Geographic Subject (Country)	USA
Geographic Subject (Manmade Feature)	Loew's State Building
Geographic Coordinates	-118.284,34.01362; -118.22653,34.05371; -118.24958,34.02916; -118.27293,34.0525; -118.284,34.01362
Coverage date	1955-09-19
Architect	Marion J. Varner & Associates
Artist	QA
Photographer	R.C. Ovale Associates
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1955-09-19
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs art
Barcode	3-1275-02805-3073
Original Filename	EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-480
Print Box	Subjects 318
Legacy Record ID	examiner-m2578
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
Part of collection	Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights	University of Southern California
Access Conditions	Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu; specol@usc.edu
Filename	EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-480
Archival file	examiner_Volume124/EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-480.tiff

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