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One Wilshire starts up

Description
Early beginnings of the steel skeleton frame assembly for One Wilshire Building, 624 South Grand Avenue. Behind is the Security Title Insurance Building, 530 West 6th Street.
Type
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Date
10/15/65
Call number
photCL 486
Creator
Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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