Gone in the lower right is the old state building nearby, construction is underway on a new federal courthouse. Live complex and various residential towers. Beyond the cluster of skyscrapers that dominate the view is the new development in the Staples Center area, including the L.A. Bunker Hill is close to being built out, with attractions that include Walt Disney Concert Hall.
These days, newer towers obscure much of the 1979 skyline from the vantage point of City Hall. But the most talked-about building in downtown during this era was the Bonaventure Hotel, with its five cylindrical towers and space-age outdoor elevators.īy then, Bunker Hill was flattened and ready for more high-rise development. was the 62-story United California Bank tower on Wilshire Boulevard (it was known as the First Interstate Bank building when a deadly fire erupted there in 1988, and now is called the Aon Center). The Arco twin towers followed.įor many years, the tallest building in L.A. Among the first were the Union Bank Tower off the 110 Freeway and the Crocker-Citizens National Bank building on Grand Avenue.
After voters killed the building height limit, taller structures started appearing. This shows the beginnings of the new downtown. It soon would be bulldozed to extend L.A.'s skyline. At the upper right is Bunker Hill, then a slightly run-down but beloved residential area.
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