Glendale City Hall
Glendale City Hall was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, built on the site of Glendale’s first permanent City Hall from 1912. It was designed by Glendale architect Alfred Hansen in what would become called WPA Moderne, overlaid with Beaux Arts regularity, symmetry and monumentality. The Administrative Building on the east and the Legislative Building on the west were completed before being connected by the central tower, called the Historical Building. Construction was completed in 1942 with dedication on June 13th while celebrating General MacArthur Day. Since that day, City Hall has served as the seat of government for the City of Glendale. Despite additions and renovations in 1955, 1977 and 2010, the historic facade remains much the same from its dedication day. City Hall is on the Glendale Register of Historic Places.
Glendale, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt