Los Angeles City Hall's Historic Preservation
9 July 2001 - 8:00am
The L.A. Times architectural critic praises the historic preservation of Los Angeles' City Hall, but notes a few minor flaws.
"The retrofit of City Hall helps restore its character and reveals a sensitivity to Los Angeles' history. But some work may have been better handled... The completion of the 8-year-long restoration of City Hall confirms something many have long suspected: Preservation is no longer a dirty word in Los Angeles." The article includes a 360-degree virtual tour of the new L.A. City Hall rotunda.
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The Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2001
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