Construction of the New Federal Building and Courthouse at Temple Street and Los Angeles Street, 1938 

"The United States Mails Foremost in Public Service Noble Exemplar of Democracy" -- quote by H.B.R. Briggs is posted here in the interior of the Downtown Post Office, 1939 

Tearing down of the old federal building at the corner of Temple Street and Spring Street, 1937 

Tearing down of the old Post Office at the corner of Temple Street and Spring Street, 1937 

Steamshovels and jackhammers are kept busy where the new $7,280,000 Federal Building and Post Office will stand, 1937 

Architectural model of the 15-story Federal Building, 1936 

United States Post Office Terminal Annex, Alameda & Macy St., Los Angeles, 1940 

Hall of Justice building at Temple Street and Broadway in the Civic Center of Downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1928 

Intersection of Figueroa Street and Temple Street, facing south 

Architectural drawing of the new U.S. Custom House and Federal Office Building, 1956 

That big building which is dedicated in 1927 down in the Civic Center is the City Hall, 1946 

Nyssa building under construction, Los Angeles, 1943 

Old State Building shows contrast with new, 1960 

Federal building with Los Angeles City Hall in the background, 1940 

Wilshire Professional Building, Los Angeles, 1930 

A bridge at Fourth Street and Lorena Street in Los Angeles 

Crowded reading room in the Los Angeles Central Library, 1933 

Southern California Automobile Club at night, 1935 

Aerial photo of the intersection of First Street and Figueroa Street, with the orientation of the photo facing east 

Old Federal Building at the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, ca. 1920