300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building
Federal Building | |
Federal Building in 2016 | |
| Location | 300 N Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°03′14″N 118°14′25″W / 34.05390°N 118.24014°W |
| Built | 1965 |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| NRHP reference No. | 100006288 |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 2021 |
The 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building, located across the street from the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse, is a federal building of the United States that opened in 1965 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2] The building is also notable as the site of a 1971 bombing that killed an 18-year-old worker.[3]
The building holds offices for a number of federal agencies, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Internal Revenue Service.[4]
Art and architecture
The building hosts three glass mosaics by Los Angeles artist Richard Haines: Celebration of our Homeland, Recognition of All Foreign Lands, and Of the People, for the People, by the People.[5] The building design was a collaboration between Welton Becket & Associates, Albert C. Martin & Associates, and Paul R. Williams & Associates.[5] The building is part of Los Angeles Civic Center Historic District.[1]
Gallery
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View from Temple Street
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Front entrance
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Lobby
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Recognition of All Foreign Lands by Richard Haines
Bombing
An explosion in the second floor of the building on January 28, 1971, killed part-time GSA employee Tomas Ortiz.[6] An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation found no clear perpetrator, although it is believed the attack was made by the Chicano Liberation Front, which was responsible for a series of other bombings in the early 1970s.[7][8]
Access
Civic Center/Grand Park station is located four blocks from 300 N. Los Angeles. The DASH Downtown D line also circulates past the building on a regular schedule.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building". www.gsa.gov. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Weekly List 2021 03 12 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Federal Building bomb kills man, 1971, retrieved February 5, 2023
- ^ "300 North Los Angeles Federal Building". gsa.gov. General Services Administration. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet the New Historic Buildings on the Block". www.gsa.gov. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Security Methods Reviewed in Blast". Los Angeles Times. January 31, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
- ^ "Mayor Yorty Sees Link Between Bomb, Meeting". Valley News. April 15, 1971. p. 43. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
- ^ Rosales, Francisco Arturo (2006). Dictionary of Latino Civil Rights History. Arte Publico Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-61192-039-0.
- ^ "DASH Downtown Los Angeles". LADOT Transit. Retrieved February 5, 2023.