Los Angeles County’s headquarters, the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, was completed in 1960 in the downtown Civic Center. Then, she said, “it was revealed” that the plan was to move the Board of Supervisors offices and county services to the Gas Co. Tower, and ultimately demolish the Hall of Administration. “The building can and should be saved.” The Hall …
Walk the length of Grand Avenue from Temple to 5th Street, and you’ll encounter one of the most vital arts hubs in the city. Travis Geske / For The Times City of angels, city of culture Los Angeles Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine shares his impressions of the Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles. How Grand Avenue elevated L.A.'s …