Statler Hilton Hotel, looking east

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Aerial view of Downtown Los Angeles view is looking east. The Statler Hilton Hotel can be seen at the lower center, with the Mobiloil/Mobilgas building behind it and to the left, next to that is the Richfield Building (with tall antenna), and on the extreme left is the Los Angeles Public Library. Some of the identifiable streets are (vertically, l to r): 6th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Street, 8th Street, and (horizontally, bottom to top): Figueroa Street, Flower Street, Hope Street, Grand Avenue, Olive Street and Hill Street. Photographed for Union Oil Company on October 25, 1955. The Statler Hilton Hotel, located between 7th and Wilshire was built by Holabird, Root & Burgee of Chicago. The Mobiloil/Mobilgas building, located at 612 S. Flower Street, was built by Gladding McBean & Co between 1947 and 1949 for $8,000,000.