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Know Your City No.17 Exterior view of the Mormon Temple on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Los Angeles, Calif.

Description:
ANSWER: Captured from ground level in the photograph is the magnificent new Mormon Temple on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Los Angeles. Occupying an entire block, the temple and its grounds cost approximately $6,000,000 and constitute the religion's largest shrine, including the famous temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is incomplete only in that certain interior details are unfinished.
Date:
December 4, 1955
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Know Your City No.17 Exterior view of the Mormon Temple on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Los Angeles, Calif.

Know Your City No.200; Cityscape view looking south by west from the City Hall tower in Los Angeles, Calif., 1956

Description:
ANSWER: The photo, looking south by west from the City Hall tower, is a panorama of the downtown business district. And, of course, it wasn't expected to baffle anybody. Too many prominent landmarks, including the Times and Mirror Buildings in center foreground.
Date:
June 5, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Know Your City No.200; Cityscape view looking south by west from the City Hall tower in Los Angeles, Calif., 1956

Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
View of The Fifth Street Store, also known as Walker's Store, located on the Southwest corner of Broadway & 5th Street. There is a sign above the building that reads "The 5th Street Store, S&H Green Stamps." Cars are parked along both sides of the street. Pedestrians can be seen walking on the sidewalks and crossing the street.
Date:
February 19, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles, 1936

Know Your City No.24 Ornamental post on the Washington Blvd. bridge that crosses the Los Angeles River

Description:
ANSWER: Pictured is one of the four ornamental posts on the Washington Blvd. bridge that crosses the Los Angeles River. The bridge is in the heart of the industrial district and lots of people probably go truckin' on by every day without noticing the interesting border of figures on the bridge's four main posts
Date:
December 11, 1955
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Know Your City No.24 Ornamental post on the Washington Blvd. bridge that crosses the Los Angeles River

Know Your City No.120 Entrance and façade of the Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Los Angeles, 1956

Description:
St. Sophia Cathedral, located at 1324 South Normandy Ave., opened in 1952. It was commissioned by theater executive Charles R. Skouras. Designed by the firm Walker, Kalionzes & Klingerman, it is frequently attributed to Gus Kalionzes. Artist William Chavalas, who trained at the Academy of arts in Athens and was the artistic director at 20th Century Fox designing film sets and movie theaters, created the wall paintings and designed the stained glass. St. Sophia is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #120.
Date:
March 16, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Know Your City No.120 Entrance and façade of the Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Los Angeles, 1956