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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I think it's great that the brown stone staircase at the extreme right has survived after all these years.
But I have to mourn the loss of the neo-classical beauty of the original library. It seemed so perfectly situated on that small parcel of land.
Thanks for the pics sopas_ej!
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I agree, it's too bad the original library doesn't exist.
It was actually replaced in the 1950s (?) by this structure:
LAPL
The current library dates from 2003; as you can see it was designed as an homage to the Craftsman architecture of the area with the use of river rock, exposed rafters, low-sloped roof, etc:
Google Street View
I've been here a number of times, it's not far from where I live. It's actually a nice little library inside, but of course it's nothing like the original little neoclassical-style library that used to exist here.