Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961

Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961

Sketch of two more height limit Tishman Buildings to rise on Wilshire Boulevard, 1956

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Sketch of two more height limit Tishman Buildings to rise on Wilshire Boulevard, 1956

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"Two More Height Limit Tishman Buildings to Rise on Wilshire Boulevard -- Shown above is architect Victor Gruen and Associates' rendering of the new 13-story buildings to be built immediately by the Tishman Realty & Construction Company, Inc. of New York on the north side of Wilshire Boulevard and which will occupy the entire frontage of the block between Normandie and Ardmore Boulevards. Also shown is completed steel work of present height-limit Tishman building rising on Northeast corner of Catalina and Wilshire Boulevard. Previously completed at 3440-3450-3460 Wilshire Boulevard are three other height-limit Tishman buildings with all buildings providing over 1,500,000 square feet of office space. Walter N. Marks, 3460 Wilshire Blvd., is exclusive leasing agent for all the Tishman Los Angeles buildings" -- clipping attached to verso. A Cut Order No. 15143 attached to verso. "Victor Gruen, archite[ct]" -- stamped on verso. Verso dated, "January 7, 1956".; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.

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Title Sketch of two more height limit Tishman Buildings to rise on Wilshire Boulevard, 1956

Subject Los Angeles -- City -- Buildings -- Tishman (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Temporal Subject 1956-01-07

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w (aacr2), architectural drawings (aat), photographic prints (aat)

Source Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961 (collection), Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961 (subcollection), University of Southern California (contributing entity)

Date Created 1956-01-07

Creator Victor Gruen Associates (architect)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu

Access Conditions Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m2761

Identifier 3-1275-02805-0897 (barcode), EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-662 (filename), examiner-m4404 (legacy collection record id), examiner-c44-90024 (legacy record id), examiner-m2761 (legacy record id), EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-662 (original filename), Subjects 319 (print box)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 90024

Unique identifier UC11732628

Legacy Identifier EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-662.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 11.8 in × 9.6 in at 300dpi
29.9 cm × 24.5 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961

Description The Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection consists of approximately 1.4 million prints and negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper. It was a daily newspaper, published in the afternoon on weekdays (Herald-Express) and in the morning on weekends (Examiner). The afternoon and morning papers merged in 1962 (Herald Examiner).

? 1903-1989: Los Angeles Examiner (founded 1903)
? 1931-1962: Los Angeles Herald-Express (formed from the 1931 merger of Los Angeles Evening Express and Evening Herald)
? 1962-1989: Los Angeles Herald Examiner (formed from the 1962 merger of the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the Los Angeles Examiner)

Almost every event and individual receiving news coverage in Los Angeles during the period late 1920's to 1961 is represented in the collection. Coverage is broad including crime, sports, society, art, and entertainment. The collection forms part of the Hearst Collection and was a gift from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Division of the Hearst Corporation in 1978.

The Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection (1950-1961) consists of approximately 215,000 4x5-inch negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.

The Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection consists of approximately 1.2 million photoprints from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.

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Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961

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