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Friday, December 21, 2012

LANKERSHIM COMMONWEALTH BANK HEADS TOWARD DESTRUCTION

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY        2012

Museum Associate Bob Peppermuller has sent us two of the final photographs of the historic Commonwealth Building on Lankershim in North Hollywood. The structure failed to gain an historic monument status from the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission. Closing the structure as a Citibank branch, is the first step toward tearing down the Valley's first high-rise commercial building and replacing it with an apartment complex.  

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Museum Associate Bob Peppermuller has sent us two of the final photographs of the historic Commonwealth Building on Lankershim in North Hollywood. The structure failed to gain an historic monument status from the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission. Closing the structure as a Citibank branch, is the first step toward tearing the Valley's first high rise down and replacing it with an apartment complex.

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

This building, and it’s glass enclosed elevator, is featured in 1960’s television show Adam-12, episode “El Presidente”.