University of Southern California USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
  • Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
  • About Us
  • Civic Center/Little Tokyo
  • Fashion District
  • Historic Core
  • New Downtown
  • South Park
    • Map
    • California Hospital Medical Center
    • Convention Center
    • Embassy Hotel & Auditorium
    • FIDM and Grand Hope Park
    • Federal Reserve Building
    • First United Methodist Church
    • Hotel Figueroa
    • Hotel Stillwell & Hank's Bar
    • L.A. Live
    • Los Angeles Hearld-Examiner Building
    • Mayan and Belasco Theaters
    • Manulife Tower
    • Morrison Hotel
    • Staples Center
    • The Pantry Restaurant
    • SBC Tower
    • Young Apartments
  • Pueblo/Chinatown
  • Wholesale District/Skid Row
  • Acknowledgements
  • Sources
  • Dr. Curtis C. Roseman
  • Email: croseman@usc.edu

Federal Reserve Building

Olive and Olympic

An early step in the emergence of LA as a financial center was the establishment of this branch of the Federal Reserve in 1930, designed by the firm of John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson.

PHOTO: C. Roseman