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Friday, April 29, 2016. Aerial view of fire, April 29,1986. Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection. This year, 2016, marks the 30th anniversary of the most catastrophic fire of a library building in the U.S. It occurred at our Central Library.
Exterior view of Los Angeles Central Library, showing smoke damage to the building caused by the intense flames and heat of the fire within, on April 29, 1986. Neighboring buildings, including the Church of the Open Door (later demolished), the Crocker Bank Tower, and One Wilshire, are also present. Subject.
27 kwi 2016 · Central Library Tour Guide, Los Angeles Public Library, 1986. This old floor plan details a piece of history that was lost thirty years ago this Friday in the 1986 Central Library...
Los Angeles Public Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street suffered a devastating arson fire on April 29, 1986 which started at approximately 10:52 am. Within 5 minutes of the first alarm, fire trucks arrived on the scene but only saw light smoke emiting from the east side of the roof.
13 paź 2018 · On April 29, 1986, fire tore through Los Angeles' Central Library — more than one million books were damaged or destroyed. Susan Orlean tells the story of the suspected arson in The...
28 kwi 2016 · Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department climb onto the rook of Central Library to battle the blaze. As terrible as the 1986 fire at Central Library was, it shone a spotlight on how much the residents of Los Angeles value their libraries.
On the morning of April 29, 1986, one of the most challenging structure fires in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department occurred at the Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West 5th Street.
