Courtyard Garden Interior, Peninsula Center Library
Abstract/Description: | Image shows interior view of the covered courtyard garden, with planters, a bench and table and chairs. Two people are standing with four people seated at the table. Floor to ceiling windows and wood panelling are visible to the left. A car parked along the street is visible in the background. The courtyard garden was located next to the community room off of the Peninsula Center Library front entrance on Deep Valley Drive. The tri-level Peninsula Center Library, which was designed and furnished by architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, opened on July 17, 1967. The building occupied 64,600 sq. ft of floor space with library services on the main floor and parking facilities both above and below the main library floor. The Peninsula Center Library was remodeled and expanded in 1995, almost doubling in size from the original structure. |
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Subject(s): | Palos Verdes Library District (Calif.) Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Architecture, Modern--20th century Interiors Courtyard gardens Rolling Hills Estates (Calif.) 1961-1970 |
Date Created: | ca 1968 |
Title: | Courtyard Garden Interior, Peninsula Center Library. |
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Name(s): |
Shulman, Julius, photographer Jones, A. Quincy, architect Emmons, Frederick E., architect |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Date Created: | ca 1968 | |
Extent: | 1 photographic print (b/w); 8.5 x 11 in. | |
Abstract/Description: | Image shows interior view of the covered courtyard garden, with planters, a bench and table and chairs. Two people are standing with four people seated at the table. Floor to ceiling windows and wood panelling are visible to the left. A car parked along the street is visible in the background. The courtyard garden was located next to the community room off of the Peninsula Center Library front entrance on Deep Valley Drive. The tri-level Peninsula Center Library, which was designed and furnished by architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, opened on July 17, 1967. The building occupied 64,600 sq. ft of floor space with library services on the main floor and parking facilities both above and below the main library floor. The Peninsula Center Library was remodeled and expanded in 1995, almost doubling in size from the original structure. | |
Identifier(s): |
000034835 (Bar Code) 794 (Negative Number) |
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Note(s): |
Reverse of print affixed with label, “PENINSULA CENTER LIBRARY / PALOS VERDES LIBRARY DISTRICT / 27650 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE/ ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CALIF.90274 / 1-68.” Print stamped on reverse with “PUBLICATION PERMITTED IN RETURN FOR CREDIT TO ARCHITECTS / A. QUINCY JONES, F.A.I.A., AND FREDERICK E. EMMONS, A.I.A. / 12248 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025”; and “PHOTOGRAPHY BY / JULIUS SHULMAN / P.O. BOX 46206 / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90046” / 4254-20”. |
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Subject(s): |
Palos Verdes Library District (Calif.) Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Public libraries--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula Architecture, Modern--20th century Interiors Courtyard gardens Rolling Hills Estates (Calif.) 1961-1970 |
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Held by: | Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. | |
Location: | Local History Center | |
Shelf locator: | PVLH.PVLDCOLL018.07.PEN48 | |
Restrictions on Access: | Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District. | |
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