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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Thanks for posting your photographs ersatz01.
photo by ersatz01
below: The original 1908 design
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...ner-m3353.html
Where in the heck did those arches come from? I figured the 1934 makeover by Stile O. Clements was mostly cosmetic.
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Ethereal_Reality:
I found a bunch of pictures of this building, but nothing showing the arches. This picture from the Patton parade in June, 1945 already shows the facade:
militarymashup.com
The only thing I can think of (and it doesn't make complete sense) is that it was some kind of early earthquake retrofit done during the 1934 makeover. Possibly the building had some damage (1932 Long Beach quake?) and the arches were put in the strengthen the building. Why brick arches and not steel?
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