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Places, Earth
Saint Vincent Court
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Saint Vincent Court
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2007 - 2009.
Saint Vincent Court is a small dead-end side street (alley) off 7th Street in the heart of the Los Angeles jewelry district. There is little today to point to the historic significance of this little street, except for a historic marker above a fountain near the 7th Street end. Today quaint restaurants, delis, and shops attempt to form an international street on the site where the first institution of higher learning in Southern California was founded. Saint Vincent College was founded by the Vincentian Fathers in 1865 and operated on the site from 1868 to 1887, developing into Loyola University.
Occupying a narrow canyon between two tall buildings, the street provides a cool shaded space to escape from the Southern California heat. In two places, bridge buildings cross over the court increasing the intimacy of the space. The facades of the buildings a decorated in international motifs
including a miniature State of Liberty.
Saint Vincent Court is located between Broadway and Hill, extending northeast from 7th Street.
Saint Vincent Court is now California Registered Historical Landmark # 567. Plaque placed by California State Park Commission in cooperation with the County of Los Angeles and Bullock's Inc. on September 4, 1957. Rededicated by Los Angeles United Investment Co. 1984.
This page last updated: Wednesday, 12-Sep-2007 20:43:09 CDT
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