Eye of the Beholder - Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles

Join us Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Mark Taper Auditorium in the Central Library.

The first in the 2020 Marie Northrop Lecture Series will be a screening of the documentary Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles, and a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Stephen Gee.

The documentary tells the story of Parkinson’s influence on the development of Los Angeles through his design of noted architectural masterpieces including: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Union Station, Bullock’s Wilshire, and Los Angeles City Hall.

Admittance is free and open to the public. 

Marie Northrop Lecture Series for 2020 - Eye of the Beholder

“Some of these buildings are over twenty years old” – Steve Martin in “L.A. Story”

The view of Los Angeles from many places may seem like the above quote from 1991 – constantly changing our appearance with little regard for the past of our city. Of course, never can be further from the truth.

The theme of the 28th Marie Northrop Lecture Series is “Eye of the Beholder.” Several major actors in the history of Los Angeles will be featured: a world-famous building, a world-class hub of commerce, and a structure currently in the middle of a debate on the future face of the city.

Location

This lecture series is co-sponsored by Los Angeles City Historical Society and the History Department of the Richard J. Riordan Central Library. Lectures are held in the Mark Taper Auditorium, on the first floor of the Central Library, 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles. For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to event.

The library garage is located on the east side of Flower Street, just south of 5th Street. Flower Street is one-way, south. Parking is $1 from 1:00-5:00 with a library card. (Anyone arriving too early or choosing to stay in the garage past 5:00-5:15 would be charged $8.00 for the day.)