http://www.angelenic.com/180/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/ Downtown Los Angeles Blog: Restaurants, Retail, Culture, Events, Lofts, News. Rich Alossi, Author Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:28:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.angelenic.com/180/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 John Crandell Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:09:08 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/#comment-2510 Would be interesting, or would have been, to have seen how the footings of the Laughlin Bldg. were handled. That also is a Parkinson designed building, predated the Metropolitan by twenty years. However, the steel columns were set atop footings of large blocks of cut granite, rather than reinforced concrete. That happened about four years prior to construction of the city's first major reinforced concrete building. Would be interesting, or would have been, to have seen how the footings of the Laughlin Bldg. were handled. That also is a Parkinson designed building, predated the Metropolitan by twenty years. However, the steel columns were set atop footings of large blocks of cut granite, rather than reinforced concrete. That happened about four years prior to construction of the city’s first major reinforced concrete building.

]]> http://www.angelenic.com/180/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 paulstorm Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:00:25 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/#comment-2482 I'm excited to see some retail along Broadway getting a facelift! I’m excited to see some retail along Broadway getting a facelift!

]]> http://www.angelenic.com/180/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 shannon Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:33:51 +0000 http://www.angelenic.com/downtown-general/metropolitan-lofts-conversion-quietly-progressing/#comment-2474 sweet. sweet.

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