Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles General Medical Center is the most recent name of the, arguably, most visible part of the complex of medical service and instruction buildings that have developed east of the I5 and north of the I10 in Los Angeles since the first 100-bed hospital bed opened on Mission Road in 1878. On December 7, 1930, Hollywood actress Mary Pickford dedicated the 8-ton cornerstone for a new hospital. The monumental 20-story, 1 million-square-foot Art Deco icon, that came to be called simply LA General, opened in 1933. Earthquake standards for hospitals changed after the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the building became noncompliant, but remains compliant for nonhospital services and, since 2014, has housed the Wellness Center that offers free programs and services focusing on improving the health and well-being of residents in neighboring communities.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt