Los Angeles Public Library

is really Central Library (Richard J. Riordan Central Library), Los Angeles, California

Real place, still recognisable

Central Library (Richard J. Riordan Central Library), Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Public Library in L.A. Noire
In gameReal world

Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

How close does the game get to the real place?

In the game

The library with the tiled pyramid tower on 5th Street, one of the game's Downtown landmarks.

The real place

The Central Library, designed by Bertram Goodhue, opened in 1926. Its tower is capped by a tiled pyramid with a sun mosaic and a hand holding a torch. Two arson fires in 1986 badly damaged the building, which was restored and reopened in 1993.

Visiting

Entry is free. Look for the rotunda murals and chandelier on the second floor, and walk the Maguire Gardens on the west side.

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