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Downtown's Parker Center, former headquarters for the LAPD, is no stranger to rumors of an imminent end. In the early 2000s, there were rumblings that the building could get demolished so that new ...
The Cultural Heritage commission nominated Parker Center for Historic-Cultural Monument designation, and while that slowed the road to demolition, it did not stop it.
But in the end, neither group was able to save it. Full demolition of Parker Center is expected to be complete in September 2019, says engineering bureau spokesperson Mary Nemick.
Is Parker Center inching closer to demolition? Plans for the building that would replace it move forward By Bianca Barragan Dec 13, 2016, 11:55am PST ...
Parker Center, the famed Los Angeles Police Department headquarters known for its roles in both cop shows and real-life dramas, is taking another step toward demolition.
Parker Center, considered by many as the symbol of the Los Angeles Police Department's troubled past, appears headed for demolition, but a City Council committee meeting Tuesday could change ...
Housing and homeless advocates held a “funeral” procession and candlelight march Wednesday night to lament the pending demolition of Parker Center, the former L.A. police headquarters ...
The demolition of Parker Center is scheduled to begin this fall. The Los Angeles City Council’s general services committee voted Tuesday to move ahead with plans to tear down the former LAPD ...
Tearing down and replacing the Parker Center with a municipal office tower would cost more than $708 million, according to a city report.
After standing in the heart of the Civic Center for 63 years, Parker Center is coming down: The city will begin demolition of the structure at 150 N. Los Angeles St. on Monday, Aug. 20.
That's how it feels with Downtown's Parker Center. The old LAPD headquarters—built by Welton "Guy Who Designed the Capitol Records Building" Becket in 1955 and named for former police chief ...