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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The End of An Era for Times Mirror Square?

    It could be the end of an era for the iconic Los Angeles Times building downtown. The newspaper has been in the same art deco structure near City Hall for more than 80 years. Now, Tribune Media plans to sell it to a Canadian developer called the Onni Group. They won’t say for how much.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 17, 2016 • 1 min read

    It could be the end of an era for the iconic Los Angeles Times building downtown. The newspaper has been in the same art deco structure near City Hall for more than 80 years. Now, Tribune Media plans to sell it to a Canadian developer called the Onni Group. They won’t say for how much. If the deal goes through, the Times headquarters could be renovated into a new office and retail complex. It’s not clear if the paper would stay or move. Either way, Times Mirror Square holds a very different place in the city than it once did. We look at the property’s past and present.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    California Funds Gun Violence Research Center
    1. 0:00California Researches Gun Violence
    2. 12:33Tree Deaths, Fires and the Drought
    3. 22:05The End of An Era for Times Mirror Square?You’re reading this
    4. 29:07Friday Film Roundup
    5. 40:37Why Aren’t Young People Going to the Movies Like They Used To?
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