of a building,
and it still survives and is in daily use to this day, built
in 1893, the five-story office building is best known for its
extraordinary skylit atrium of access walkways, stairs and open “bird-cage”
elevators, and their ornate ironwork, it has appears in many works of fiction and
has been the site of many movies including Blade Runner and Chinatown,
since 1996,
the building has served as the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police
Department’s Internal Affairs division and other government
agencies, it is open daily and staffed by a government worker who provides
historical background on it. Casual visitors are only permitted up to the first
landing but full tours are available too, offered by the Los Angeles Conservancy,
the space also has a new tenant in the NeueHouse membership club as of February
2020,
this photograph taken by Nikolas Koenig showing the interior as it is today, so for a interesting trip out when the lockdown has finished, head on over to the Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, USA.
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