Royce Hall

April 2009
UCLA - College Library

3rd Floor at LA Central Library - Los Angeles, CA

27 December 2010

Weekend Reflection - Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Peninsula Center Library - "Snack bar" area, 26 February 2010

See many more reflections at James' Weekend Reflection.

Los Angeles Central Library - Interior - Globe Chandelier

"The chandelier was designed by Goodhue Associates, modeled by Lee Lawrie and manufactured by the Thomas Day Company of Los Angeles. In the 1980s, Historical Arts and Casting of Salt Lake City restored the Globe Chandelier. Composed of cast bronze, it weights one ton and is 9 feet in diameter. Its' original cost was $40,000.
The Chandelier is part of a model of the solar system. A translucent blue-glass globe with hand-painted continents hangs in the middle. Planets and a crescent moon can be found in the chains that suspend the globe and the sunburst on the ceiling directly above the globe mirrors the sunburst on the pyramid top of the Library outside. Signs of the zodiac ring the globe along with 48 lights around the rim, which represent the 48 United States in 1926 when the building opened." (Ref. http://www.lapl.org/central/art_architecture.html)

Los Angeles Central Library - Interior - Rotunda

"Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda on the second floor by Dean Cornwell
Depicting four great eras of California history, including discovery, mission building, Americanization and the founding of Los Angeles: the beginnings of arts and industry: and conquering of the elements in California. Completed in 1932, their color values were purposely restrained to harmonize with the many-colored mosaic-like dome decorations by Julian E. Garnsey. (Discovery-North wall, Mission building-East, Americanization -South & The Founding of Los Angeles-West)
Dean Cornwell, born in 1892, was awarded the contract for the murals in 1927 and spent the next five years in research preparing the final canvases. Cornwell has distinguished himself with his murals and as a magazine illustrator, both here and abroad." (Ref. http://www.lapl.org/central/art_architecture.html)

Los Angeles Central Library - Detail

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Los Angeles Central Library - Reflected

Los Angeles Public Library - Central

Black / White - 2 Things Challenge

Library at Huntington Library in San Marino.

Pt. Vicente Lighthouse, Rancho Palos Verdes. The lighthouse is open to public on the 2nd Saturday of the month. We went in September and it was an overcast day.

http://2thingsphotochallenge.blogspot.com/ has many more interpretations of the challenge - kindly compiled by D.C. Confidential

LA Public Library - Harbor City-Harbor Gateway Branch

I discovered the library while driving home on Western Ave.
The bright yellow roof and the angles of the building are striking.
Location:
24000 S. Western
Harbor City, CA 90710

Architect: Scott Cadre http://www.library.ca.gov/lba2000/funded/HarborGateway.html