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Los Angeles Central Library. The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.
The Los Angeles Library Association was formed in late 1872, and by early 1873, a well-stocked reading room had opened in the Downey Block at Temple and Main streets under the first librarian, John Littlefield. [7] [8] Los Angeles Public Library is a library with 6 million works located in Los Angeles, United States of America.
Los Angeles Central Library: Los Angeles, California: United States 1986-04-29 & 1986-09-03 At 10:52 a.m. on April 29, 1986, a fire alarm alerted staff and patrons of a fire in the library's main building. Over 350 firefighters responded to the blaze, which burned for about 7 hours.
The fire erupted Saturday afternoon near I-5 in Gorman, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. Two structures burned within the evacuated recreation area.
The closed portion of Los Angeles’ Interstate 10, which was ravaged by a massive fire over the weekend, will be repaired and reopened in three to five weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said ...
Designated LAHCM. March 1, 1967 [ 2 ] Richard J. Riordan Central Library, primarily known as the Los Angeles Central Library, is the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan, although locals refer to the library as Central Library and not by this name.
Earthquake and fire today have put nearly half of San Francisco in ruins. About 500 persons have been killed, a thousand injured, and the property loss will exceed $200,000,000. ^"100th Anniversary 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Conference". www.1906eqconf.org. ^"The Great 1906 Earthquake & Fires of San Francisco".
Griffith Park Fire A devastating brush fire on October 3, 1933, ... The Central Library of Los Angeles Public Library, c. 1935.