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Overview

This third building for the Los Angeles Times newspaper was in use from 1912 until 1938, when its use was phased out after the construction of a larger office building at 220 West 1st Street. When it was built, it stood across Broadway from the Tajo Block, located at 307 West 1st Street.

Building History

On 10/01/1910, a bomb planted by the brothers John J. and James B. McNamara, members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, detonated in the Los Angeles Times Building #2, killing 21 workers and destroying the building. This replacement facility had some things in common with its predecessor; it retained a corner turret, coursed ashlar masonry walls, and arched windows on the top floor. It was larger and contained one extra story. A tall tower, emblazoned with a lighted "Times" sign, also was added with tourelles at each corner and machicolations at the top. Many newspapers of the time used towers, often adorned with clocks, to advertise an urban newspaper's presence. The building, like the previous Richardsonian Romanesque facility, had a massive, fortress-like appearance, beefed-up after the bombing. A castellated parapet enhanced the building's impregnable image, a bastion for the Chandler Family.

Demolition

The Los Angeles Times Office Building #3 was demolished.

PCAD id: 18803