Parts of the building are hopelessly dated, but there are some cool things to see at the Los Angeles Times. One of the highlights is the Globe Lobby, which is off the building's 1st Street entrance. (Of course, this entrance is not open to the public. Sorry.)
The lobby has 10-foot-high murals that were painted in 1935 by Hugo Ballin, who also painted the Griffith Observatory rotunda. It also has an exhibit showcasing the history of The Times. As for the globe, my guess is that it symbolizes the paper's worldwide coverage.
The Globe Lobby is where I met and shook the hand of Barack Obama in 2008.
Another tidbit: The Times building was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann, the same architect who designed Hoover Dam.
Caption: The Times offers free tours of its downtown L.A. building.
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