The black and gold Richfield Building at 555 South Flower St. (near 6th Street)
Built in 1928, it was demolished in 1968.
![](http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1053/la0624richfieldlettersg.jpg)
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above: Soon after it's completion in 1929. Starting to put the letters on the tower.
![](http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6843/la0501richfieldoil.jpg)
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above: This a great view showing the arch.
![](http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7162/la0624richfielddramatic.jpg)
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![](http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6817/la0624richfieldandneigh.jpg)
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above: Interesting neighbors, a couple SROs (single room occupancy) hotels.
![](http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/682/noir0602richfieldwith14.jpg)
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![](http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8703/noir0609latimes1957poss.jpg)
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above: You can see the brilliantly lit 130-foot tower atop the Richfield Bldg. in the upper right hand corner. I believe the glowing building to it's
immediate left is the Southern California Edison Bldg (now One Bunker Hill)
![](http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/593/la0622glassslideebay194.jpg)
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above: A rare color slide from 1940s.
![](http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1461/la0616richfield110freew.jpg)
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above: The Richfield can be seen to the right of the 110 Freeway. No date given.