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Originally Posted by tovangar2
This page says the LA Klan's offices were in the Haas Building.
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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
Looks like the "Grand Goblin" and his bff's had been kicked out of the Haas Building by 1923...
LAT 5-28-22
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Thanks for the information
t2 and
GW.
For newcomers to the thread here's the HAAS Bldg.
When this photo was taken the old entrance had just been uncovered.
http://blogdowntown.com/2009/02/4091...es-old-and-new
"The Haas Building opened in 1915 with the Bank of Italy as its ground floor tenant. The structure was built by Abraham Haas, president of Haas, Baruch & Co., with reports
at the time saying that the building was costing roughly $500,000. It was designed by architects Morgan, Walls & Morgan.
During December 1915, the Bank of Italy secured a 25-year lease on the ground floor and the basement of the building. J.H. Skinner, Vice-President, arranged the movement of location and left San Francisco the next day to report the situation to the directorate. 6,550 feet (2,000 m) of space was allocated on the ground floor of the building. Safe deposit and coin vaults were kept in the basement, while further space could be secured by the construction of the mezzanine floor. W J Pearson & Co. occupied a large part of the 3rd floor of The Haas Building. It was an excellent place to diagnose financial conditions in and around Los Angeles because of the great number of meetings there between buyers and sellers of realty, leaser and lessees.
The other 11 stories consisted of 225 offices, each with direct and alternating current attachments- compressed air, gas, water and extra sewer outlet."
http://www.apartmentfinder.com/Calif...ing-Apartments
Other major past occupants of The Haas Building:
Southern California Tourist Bureau
Lee H. Stodder Company – exclusive selling agent for Burkhard Investment Company
Southern California Oil Co.
Chicago Tribune - Opened a branch office, hoping to attract California advertisers to the midwestern paper.
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Today the Haas Bldg. is an apartment community with 68 units.
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I would hate for the new tenants to find out the KKK used to meet in their building.
Oh who am I kidding?
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