Dragnet ↗︎
A television connection
Los Angeles City Hall is documented as a location associated with Dragnet (1951). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.CIVIC CENTER · LOS ANGELES COLLECTION
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N Spring Street
5 cultural moments at this place.
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Photograph: Michael J Fromholtz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source & credits
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1951TV · 1951 · Jack Webb
1991Music videos · 1991 · Prince and the New Power Generation
Diamonds and Pearls ↗︎
Diamonds and Pearls
Los Angeles City Hall provides the setting for the title-track video.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1994Movies · 1994 · Jan de Bont
Speed ↗︎
Filming location · the award ceremony
City Hall appears in the ceremony following the first rescue. This brief pause gives the city a public face between the film’s larger action sequences.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1997Movies · 1997 · Curtis Hanson
L.A. Confidential ↗︎
Filming location · police headquarters exterior
City Hall provides the headquarters exterior and the council chamber. The police offices were assembled from other locations, so the building is only one part of the screen institution.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2001TV · 2001 · J. J. Abrams
Alias ↗︎
A television connection
Los Angeles City Hall is documented as a location associated with Alias (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.FROM THIS PLACE TO THE STORY
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