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One Wilshire starts up

Description: Early beginnings of the steel skeleton frame assembly for One Wilshire Building, 624 South Grand Avenue. Behind is the Security Title Insurance Building, 530 West 6th Street.
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Date: 10/15/65
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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