Stanley Mosk Courthouse
The architects were Stanton, Stockwell, Williams and Wilson, in Late Moderne style, which incorporates elements of both the Streamline Moderne and International style. The team of architects designed the courthouse simultaneously with the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration (1960), both buildings conceived as part of the monumental 1947 Civic Center Master Plan. That plan also called for the extension of the Los Angeles Civic Center westward to incorporate the north end of the Bunker Hill area, which had been demolished, and created the east–west axis of civic buildings along what is today Grand Park. The courthouse was opened by Chief Justice Earl Warren in October 31, 1958. The courthouse was later named in honor of Stanley Mosk, the longest serving justice on the California Supreme Court and former Attorney General of California, in 2002.
Since 2019, the courthouse has gained prominence as the site of the conservatorship dispute of Britney Spears, and the corresponding #FreeBritney rallies which have taken place there.
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Closeup of Grand Avenue façade with relief statues
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Hill Street façade with relief statues
References
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- ^ "Stanley Mosk Courthouse / Los Angeles County Courthouse". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ ""Stanley Mosk Courthouse", website of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ ""Seismic Renovation Project Feasibility Report, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, prepared by ARUP January 22, 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ ""The Stanley Mosk Courthouse", Perry Mason TV Series Wiki". Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "#FreeBritney Activists Were Dismissed for Years. The Star's Explosive Testimony Changed Everything". Time. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-11.