| Parker Center | |
|---|---|
 Parker Center in 1976 | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Police Administration Building Police Facilities Building "The Glass House" (unofficial) |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | 150 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°03′07″N 118°14′27″W / 34.051926°N 118.240748°W |
| Construction started | 1952 |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Closed | October 2009 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Cost | $6,142,548[1] |
| Owner | Los Angeles Police Department |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Welton Becket J. E. Stanton |
| Architecture firm | Welton Becket & Associates[1] |
Parker Center, initially named the Police Administration Building or Police Facilities Building, was the former headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1955 until October 2009. It was located in Downtown Los Angeles at 150 North Los Angeles Street. Often nicknamed "The Glass House", the building was named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker in 1966.[2]
The LAPD moved to a different headquarters building in 2009 after the Parker Center became outdated. After the building was shifted to mostly secondary use, and attempts to preserve the building failed, the Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering recommended its demolition. Demolition and razing of the Parker Center was approved in 2017, and completed in 2019.[3] Plans to replace the building with the Los Angeles Street Civic Building were scrapped in 2020 due to a lack of funds.[4]
- ^ a b "Parker Center/Police Facilities Building | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ Austin, Paige (27 April 2015). "Should the Parker Center Be Preserved as an Historic Landmark?". North Hollywood-Toluca Lake, CA Patch. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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