Historic Pershing Square, Los Angeles

• Historical background information about the square and some of the surrounding buildings, courtesy of the Los Angeles Conservancy. Also check Cecilia Rasmussen's article "First Park Has Undergone Transformations" in the Los Angeles Times for April 9, 2000, p. B3 for a good overview of the history of the park.

• Select historic photographs of Pershing Square from the Regional History Center, University of Southern California):
  • View of Central Park (Pershing Square), about 1880
  • View of Central Park (Pershing Square), looking east from Fifth and Grand, 1888
  • View of the bananas and other vegetation in Central Park (Pershing Square), around 1888
  • View of some men and a gazebo, Central Park (Pershing Square), around 1888
  • View of Pershing Square and surrounding area, 1913
  • View of the square and the Title Guarantee and Trust building, ca. 1920s - 1930s
  • View of the square promenade, ca. 1920s - 1930s
  • View of the square fountain, ca. 1920s - 1930s
  • View of the square and the Biltmore Hotel, ca. 1920s - 1930s
  • Pouring of concrete on a time capsule (to be opened in the year 2052), Pershing Square garage, 1952
  • Pershing square as top of a garage, 1953
  • Pershing square as top of a garage, with a view on Biltmore Hotel, 1953

2/2000, 9/2011