Cornerstone laying of new Hall of Justice in the Civic Center of Downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1925 

Cornerstone being laid for the Hall of Justice (close-up of man with cement trowel) at 211 Temple Street in the Civic Center, ca. 1925 

Rear of Hall of Justice Building, 1938 

Lolita Campilla (left) blushes slightly for her friend Linda Meyer, who waves hello to Jesse Carmack, a construction worker at the Hall of Justice in the Civic Center, 1959 

Teenagers in jail due to lack of space in Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles, 1948 

West Coast entertainment for women prisoners of Company Jail, Los Angeles, [s.d.] 

Policeman examines jail's 'escape-proof' windows through which prisoner escaped, Los Angeles, 1955 

Inmate works steam irons in press room at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Prisoner's shoe shop, jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Prisoner's menu is examined at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Inmate works in laundry at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Expectant mothers who are prisoners in jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Jail cells made of glass, Los Angeles, 1955 

All that is left of the old brownstone Courthouse at Temple Street and Broadway in the Civic Center, 1936 

Architectural sketch of the Hall of Justice drawn by the Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles, ca. 1920 

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

An overhead view of the Los Angeles Civic Center, 1940 

The old County Courthouse and The Hall of Records, facing southeast from the corner of Temple Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, 1935 

Sketch showing proposed Superior and Municipal Courts building and the county administration building in Los Angeles Civic Center, 1950 

Architectural plan for the Los Angeles Civic Center