Drawing of Los Angeles Civic Center Mall, Broadway & Spring St., 1956

Photograph of a drawing with caption 'Los Angeles Civic Center Mall, block between Broadway and Spring Street, J.E Stanton and William F Stockwell, Paul R Williams, Adrian Wilson, Austin, Field and Fry, Associated Architects;Ralph D Cornell, consulting landscape architect' dated 'Nov. 30, 1956' on verso of 3-1275-02805-7595. 'City Hall steps (out of sketch at right) would be 'speakers platform'. This is artist's conception of one view of proposed lush mall for Civic Center. 'Copters could land here' dated 'Sep. 12, 1956' on verso of 3-1275-02805-7629.Civic Center; Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles -- City -- Buildings -- Civic Center -- Redevelopment plans. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)