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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

Seriously? You'd like them demolished? ...I guess I think that after so long and having become so familiar, the Stanley Mosk courthouse has become almost an L.A. icon, if not in the way the old red sandstone building seems to have once been. (Not to mention Paul Williams's participation in the project: http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/...vic-buildings/.)

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In my mind there is no doubt about Central building being an icon, for any number of reasons, including its longevity and many TV appearances. Unfortunately, the resulting megalith, with its underground parking, tunnels, quarried walls and wood-lined phone banks (gone) might have been so much more. Its been decades since exploring the Central Courthouse and its sister to the north. At the time, I was nonplussed. I was reminded of an overly-long Soviet-styled airport/railroad terminal, without any panache, as might be found in other large projects, e.g., Union Station, the TWA terminal, Marin County Civ Center, or the Santa Barbara Court. In retrospect, maybe my views were colored by not encountering Perry, Paul, Della or Lt. Tragg in the elevator. (Or maybe it was the existence of ficus trees instead of palms? At least 'Ol Red had a sprinkling of 'em.)

It probably bears noting that Perry probably spent more time defending criminal charges in the Hall of Justice Court as opposed to the Central "Civil" Courthouse. I don't recall the suggestion that Perry stepped foot in the Criminal Court at 210 W Temple Street, the design of which deserves a post of its own.


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Have there been any posts on this thread actually depicting the extent of the '33 earthquake damage to the old Courthouse? (Deconstruction exists, http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=399.)




Yes, posted here many times. . . . . (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=399)

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