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75-636: It consists of two buildings: the Goodhue Building and the Tom Bradley addition, from 1925 and 1993, respectively. The former was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 18, 1970. The historic Central Library Goodhue building was constructed in 1925 and is a Downtown Los Angeles landmark. The Central Library was designed by the architect Bertram Goodhue . The Richard J. Riordan Central Library complex

150-524: A 45,000-square-foot house in Beverly Hills from Kenny Rogers , where they hosted lavish Christmas parties. In 1993, Davis and his wife were robbed of $ 10 million of jewels and $ 50,000 cash by masked gunmen while on holiday in the south of France. Davis was identified with his towering stature, measuring 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall. He was known for his large appetite, with Fox executive Alan Hirschfield saying that Davis "was

225-467: A 48-hour telethon to raise $ 2 million towards the total objective. The Library's renovation was completed in 1993. It included a large new underground parking facility, with a park designed by Lawrence Halprin over it. The Central Library reopened on October 3, 1993. The original Goodhue building and the Bradley wing was subsequently renamed in 2001 for former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan , as

300-486: A deal that was structured by Ramy El-Batrawi, Davis made an unsolicited $ 15 billion bid for the entertainment assets of Vivendi . The Denver Broncos National Football League team was targeted by failed takeover bids from Davis. Davis was a long-time philanthropist, especially for medical research. A research building at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is named for him. The Davis's daughter Dana

375-538: A deal with Murdoch to purchase John Kluge 's Metromedia television stations, which would form what is now the Fox network . Murdoch went alone and bought the studios, and later bought out Davis remaining stake in 20th Century Fox for $ 325 million. Davis sold Pebble Beach to Japanese businessman Minoru Isutani for $ 841 million in 1990. Winning a bidding war against the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah , Davis bought

450-527: A finalist for the vice presidential nomination, which eventually went to U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro of Queens , New York. Bradley was mayor when the city hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics and when the city became the second-most-populated U.S. city after New York, also in 1984. Although Bradley was a political liberal, he believed that business prosperity was good for the entire city and would generate jobs, an outlook like that of his successor, Richard Riordan . For most of Bradley's administration,

525-496: A four-part mural by illustrator Dean Cornwell depicting stages of the History of California which was completed around 1933. The building is a designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument , and is on the National Register of Historic Places . The 360,000-square-foot (33,000 m) addition, eight stories tall, had a cost of $ 213.9 million. The addition has about the same size as the original building. The project included

600-566: A garage with 940 spaces, an atrium with a glass roof, an auditorium with capacity for 235 people, and a puppet theater . Amy Wallace of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Where the old edifice was cramped, the new is expansive and imaginative". Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times described the wing as "a major architectural disappointment" but that some of the pieces of art that were commissioned to be installed in

675-467: A goal to raise $ 10 million through corporate and individual contributions ranging from schoolchildren's nickels and dimes to $ 50,000 contributions by Los Angeles businessman Marvin Davis and MCA Chairman Lew Wasserman . William Eugene "Gene" Scott , an LAPL neighbor and member of the 43 strong blue ribbon committee, donated the use of his University Network television studios and himself to what became

750-537: A model which would later go nationwide for President Barack Obama coalition in the 2008 United States presidential election . Bradley was the first liberal mayor of Los Angeles, which previously was politically a conservative western town. After the Reagan Revolution led to a drop in federal funding, Bradley changed to become a more business-oriented mayor. Bradley's main political opponents were Sam Yorty and LAPD Chief Daryl Gates . Bradley cut funding to

825-472: A police department that had 4,000 officers. He recalled "the downtown department store that refused him credit, although he was a police officer, and the restaurants that would not serve blacks." He told a Los Angeles Times reporter: When I came on the department, there were literally two assignments for black officers. You either worked Newton Street Division, which has a predominantly black community, or you worked traffic downtown . You could not work with

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900-465: A sixth term. Bradley ran for Governor of California twice, in 1982 and 1986, but lost both times to Republican George Deukmejian . He was the first African American to head a gubernatorial ticket in California. In 1982, the election was extremely close. Bradley led in the polls going into election day, and in the initial hours after the polls closed, some news organizations projected him as

975-750: A very late entrant to the mayoral race, signaled that Bradley's era was drawing to a close. Other factors in the waning of his political strength were his decision to reverse himself and support a controversial oil drilling project near the Pacific Palisades and his reluctance to condemn Louis Farrakhan , the Black Muslim minister who made speeches in Los Angeles and elsewhere that many considered anti-Semitic. Further, some key Bradley supporters lost their City Council reelection bids, among them veteran Westside Councilwoman Pat Russell . Bradley chose to leave office in 1993 rather than seek election to

1050-548: A vote of 4,505,601 (61%) to 2,781,714 (37%). Bradley had a heart attack while driving his car in March 1996 and underwent a triple bypass operation . Later, he suffered a stroke "that left him unable to speak clearly." On September 23, 1998, he was admitted to a hospital in West Los Angeles to be treated for gout. He initially seemed to be faring well, but suffered another heart attack on the morning of September 29 and

1125-543: A well-priced line of women's dresses that achieved great success, selling 200,000 dresses per-month to stores across the nation. In 1939 he partnered with Ray Ryan , who owned the Ryan Oil Company, and they started the Davis Oil Company. Marvin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from New York University in 1947. He joined his father in the oil exploration business and

1200-536: A white officer, and that continued until 1964. Bradley and Ethel Arnold met at the New Hope Baptist Church and were married May 4, 1941. They had three daughters, Lorraine, Phyllis and a baby who died on the day she was born. He and his wife "needed a white intermediary to buy their first house in Leimert Park , then a virtually all-white section of the city's Crenshaw district ." Bradley

1275-720: Is a United States Patent & Trademark Resource Center, offering resources to assist with patent and trademark research. The department holds a complete collection of all Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) publications including the complete Patent Gazette and Trademark Gazette issues from the opening of the PTO, and a complete set of registration books published by the United States Copyright Office starting from Volume 1. The patent collection also includes United Kingdom Old Law Patents 1617–1981 and United Kingdom New Law Applications 1979–1994. In 2012 Glen Creason ,

1350-629: Is a diabetic, and they founded the Children's Diabetes Foundation which hosts the biannual Carousel of Hope ball to raise money for juvenile diabetes . Davis and his wife were for many years major donors and fundraisers for the Democratic Party . When President Bill Clinton failed to appear personally at the Carousel of Hope ball and instead sent a videotaped message, Barbara Davis told a reporter: "There are 25 people in our family...I told

1425-506: Is an archive of more than 10,000 images donated/duplicated from family photo albums (collected by former Photo Collection director Carolyn Kozo Cole) that expanded the archives to include the many diverse ethnic histories of people in the city, beyond the already well represented 'Anglo' population. The project's success expanded to the California State Library creating the "Shades of California" collection to represent

1500-475: Is named after him and opened weeks before the 1984 Olympics. Bradley's promotion of public transit led to the creation of the Los Angeles Metro in 1990. Bradley ran to be the first Black Governor of any state since Reconstruction in 1982 and 1986 but was defeated both times by Republican candidate George Deukmejian . Bradley's narrow and unexpected 1982 loss was at odds with the polls and

1575-536: Is named in his honor. Bradley was offered a cabinet-level position in the administration of President Jimmy Carter , which he turned down. Bradley introduced President Carter at the May 5, 1979, dedication ceremony for the Los Angeles Placita de Dolores. In 1984, Bradley presided over the first profitable Summer Olympics . That year Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale considered Bradley as

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1650-694: Is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of book and periodical holdings. Originally named the Central Library, the building was first renamed in honor of the longtime president of the Board of Library Commissioners and President of the University of Southern California , Rufus B. von KleinSmid . The new wing of the Central Library, completed in 1993, was named in honor of former mayor Tom Bradley . An expansion/renovation

1725-604: The Beverly Hills Hotel for $ 135 million in 1986. Davis later sold the hotel to the sultan for a $ 65 million profit. In 1999, Davis attempted to build a stadium in Los Angeles to lure the National Football League to award the city an expansion franchise during a 20-year span (1995-2015) when the NFL was absent from Los Angeles . The expansion team ultimately went to Houston and became

1800-490: The Houston Texans , who began play in 2002 . In later years, Davis was linked to takeover targets including Northwest Airlines , US Airways , CBS , NBC and T. Boone Pickens ' Mesa. A proponent of greenmail , the threatening of takeover bids that never come to pass, Davis said "All you have to do is look at the pretty girl and everyone thinks you're sleeping with her. You don't have to put up any money". In 2002

1875-494: The Oakland Athletics from Charlie Finley for $ 12 million on December 12, 1977, with the intention of moving the franchise to Denver. The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority filed a lawsuit to block the sale because Finley had ten years remaining on a lease that began with the transfer of the ballclub's operations from Kansas City for the 1968 season . Davis ended negotiations on January 23, 1978, and

1950-761: The University of California , Los Angeles, serving as captain of the track team. Bradley joined the Los Angeles Police Department after graduation. Disenchanted with the racism prevalent in the LAPD, Bradley became a lawyer. Bradley won election to the Los Angeles City Council , becoming its first Black member in 1963. Bradley ran to be the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city in the 1969 L.A. mayoral election . Bradley lost to incumbent conservative mayor Sam Yorty before defeating Yorty in 1973 and 1981 . In 1973 Bradley became

2025-590: The 'Turn of the century Los Angeles' collection (150,000). Collection sources also include the portfolios by noted local and regional photographers, such as: the Ralph Morris Archives (25,000) of the Los Angeles area from 1939 to the late 1970s; a collection of 1940s L.A. images taken and donated by Ansel Adams , and the William Reagh Collection (40,000—800 online) of post-war Los Angeles to 1991. The "Shades of L.A. Collection"

2100-469: The 1974 redevelopment plan and the inclusion of business leaders on influential committees, corporate chiefs moved in behind him. A significant feature of this plan was the development and building of numerous skyscrapers in the Bunker Hill financial district. Bradley served for 20 years as mayor of Los Angeles, surpassing Fletcher Bowron with the longest tenure in that office. Bradley contributed to

2175-522: The 1978 property tax reduction measure Proposition 13 . The library experienced two fires in 1986, one on April 29 and one on September 3, both due to arson . The April 29 arson fire “destroyed 20 percent of the central library collection and suspended service on the 5th Street building…The catastrophes came amid prolonged public debate concerning the future of the Goodhue building, which for years had been cited for major fire and safety hazards.” This fire

2250-410: The 400,000 works lost was over $ 14 million. A second fire, on September 3 of the same year, destroyed the contents of the music department reading room. After the second it remained closed until 1993, when its renovation opened. As part of the rehabilitation plan, LAPL sold its air rights to developers, enabling the construction of the eponymous Library Tower across the street. The skyscraper

2325-472: The African American community, representatives of poor, all-black areas who were associated with the political organization of Jesse M. Unruh , then an up-and-coming state assemblyman. The early stage of Bradley's political career was marked by clashes with African American leaders like onetime California Lieutenant Governor and former U.S. Representative Mervyn Dymally , an Unruh ally. Bradley

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2400-609: The Athletics remained in Oakland under Finley's continued ownership. In 1981, Davis sold most of his oil holdings for $ 600 million to the Canadian company Hiram Walker-Consumers Home, Ltd. The United States Justice Department accused one of his Davis' companies of violating federal oil-pricing policies. The case was settled in 1981, with Davis paying a $ 20,000 fine. Business partners accused him in civil lawsuits of inflating

2475-496: The City Council as a way to bring groups together. He expressed a desire to establish a human relations commission for the city. In 1969, Bradley first challenged incumbent Mayor Sam Yorty , a conservative Democrat for mayor in the nonpartisan election. Armed with key endorsements (including the Los Angeles Times ), Bradley held a substantial lead over Yorty in the primary, but was a few percentage points shy of winning

2550-451: The LAPD several times but was unable to reform it. A 1993 panel survey of 69 historians, political scientists and urban experts conducted by Melvin G. Holli of the University of Illinois at Chicago saw Bradley ranked as third-best mayor in the United States since 1960. Bradley was ranked the ninth-best American big-city mayor to serve between the years 1820 and 1993. When the survey was limited only to mayors that were in office post-1960,

2625-488: The Richard Riordan Central Library. Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times wrote that initially there was some "political uproar" but as the renaming came it "was all but forgotten". Goodhue designed the original Los Angeles Central Library with influences of ancient Egyptian and Mediterranean Revival architecture . The central tower is topped with a tiled mosaic pyramid with suns on

2700-562: The Science, Technology & Patents Department's diverse collection covers agriculture, automobile repair, computers & computer science, cooking, construction (including building codes), consumer information, cosmetology, engineering, mathematics, medicine, nutrition, pets, psychiatry, UFOs, zoology, and more. In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Science, Technology & Patents Department

2775-648: The Temple-Alvarado area of Los Angeles during the Great Migration , where Lee was a Santa Fe Railroad porter and Crenner was a maid. Bradley attended Rosemont Elementary School, Lafayette Junior High School and Polytechnic High School , where he was the first Black student to be elected president of the Boys League and the first to be inducted into the Ephebians national honor society. He

2850-579: The White House person, "You are now talking to 25 new Republicans"". Marvin Davis was married for 53 years to Barbara Levine. They had five children and as of November 2005, fourteen grandchildren: Friend Aaron Spelling loosely based the Carrington family of his TV series Dynasty on the Davises, even filming an episode at their Colorado home. In 1984, the Davises purchased The Knoll ,

2925-644: The age of 79. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Davis' eldest daughter, Patricia Davis Raynes, sued her four siblings, her mother, and several of the family's advisers, alleging that they had all helped her father to systematically steal her trust fund before his death. Her lawsuit alleged that Marvin had entrapped and beaten Patricia in an attempt to get her to sign documents giving him control over her finances. Patricia Davis later settled with all 14 parties named in her complaint, and

3000-528: The building "partially mitigates the fiasco." The expansion included an enormous, eight-story atrium wing dedicated to former mayor Tom Bradley. Now, the library contains an area of 538,000 square feet (50,000 m), and has nearly 89 miles (143 km) of shelves and seating for over 1,400 people. The Central Library houses and archives the extensive Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection of over 3 million historic photographs from varied sources and collection acquisitions. Many images can be viewed by

3075-485: The cabinet of an old stereo system with its electronics removed. Creason said it could take a year to catalog and organize the maps and 600 feet (180 m) of shelving would be needed, but the library would then have the fifth-largest map collection in the country. The collection has been sorted and organized by volunteers C.J. Moon and Audrey Dalton. Tom Bradley (American politician) Thomas Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998)

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3150-454: The case was closed in January 2008. By the conclusion of Patricia Davis' case, sister Nancy Davis had taken her brother Gregg to court over the sale of Davis Petroleum, in March 2006. Nancy Davis alleged that her brother and his partners vastly undervalued the company and thereby denied her (and her mother and siblings) of as much as $ 50 million in proceeds. Lawyers for Gregg Davis deny

3225-503: The city appeared to agree with him. But in his fourth term, with traffic congestion, air pollution and the condition of Santa Monica Bay worsening, and with residential neighborhoods threatened by commercial development, the tide began to turn. In 1989, he was elected to a fifth term, but the ability of opponent Nate Holden to attract one-third of the vote, despite being a neophyte to the Los Angeles City Council and

3300-544: The financial success of the city by helping develop the satellite business hubs at Century City and Warner Center . Bradley was a strong supporter of public transit throughout his political career, and he was a driving force behind the construction of Los Angeles' light rail network. Upon his election as mayor in 1973, Bradley sought to build a comprehensive rail system in Los Angeles. He also pushed for expansion of Los Angeles International Airport and development of terminals in use today. The Tom Bradley International Terminal

3375-480: The first liberal mayor of Los Angeles and the first Black mayor of a major city with a white majority. Bradley was the second Black mayor of a major city after Kenneth A. Gibson in Newark . The Bradley coalition transformed Los Angeles from a conservative, white-dominated city to a liberal multiracial one. Mayor Bradley appointed more women and people of color to political positions than all his predecessors combined. He

3450-416: The internal stack areas were many shelves of about six-foot (1.8 m) height, stacked internally, so that while the public access area was about two floors plus the Science and Technology alcove, the internal stacks were approximately five or six floors. To fix this would have required substantial renovation, a cost the city was not willing to cover, especially after hours of operation were cut in response to

3525-730: The loan, and Diller pressed Davis for the new equity he had promised to put into Fox. Diller claims that Davis stalled and suggested that Diller call Michael Milken for a $ 250 million junk-bond loan, which would have been Diller's, not Davis', responsibility. By 1985, Rich was in Switzerland during an indictment that was filed against him by the United States due to his violation of sanctions against his commodity trades with Iran . Marc Rich had arranged with Davis for Davis to buy out his interest in 20th Century Fox for $ 116 million. Davis sold this interest to Rupert Murdoch for $ 250 million in March 1984. Davis later backed out of

3600-499: The map librarian for the central library, was invited to the Mount Washington home of John Feathers, who had died at age 56 with no known relatives. According to Creason, the cottage contained approximately 100,000 maps and the library was delighted to accept their donation. "This dwarfs our collection," he said, "and we've been collecting for 100 years." The maps were stored on shelves, in boxes, in file cabinets, and even in

3675-402: The poster boy for everything you shouldn't eat"; he weighed over 300 pounds (140 kg) for much of his adult life, though he lost about 130 pounds (59 kg) as his health failed in his final years. In Davis's last decade, he experienced a series of ailments, including diabetes , heart disease , a spinal tumor, pneumonia , and sepsis , and he died at The Knoll on September 25, 2004, at

3750-631: The public via the online photo collection. The physical Photo Collection is an important resource for researchers, writers, curators, and educators. The Photo Collection's sources have included: the former Los Angeles Herald-Examiner newspaper photo morgue (2.2 million images); the Security Pacific Bank Collection (250,000); the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce image archives (60,000), Hollywood Citizen News/Valley Times Newspaper Collection (30,000), and

3825-616: The race outright. However, Yorty pulled out a come-from-behind victory to win reelection. Yorty questioned Bradley's credibility in fighting crime and painted a picture of Bradley, a fellow Democrat, as a threat to Los Angeles because he would supposedly open up the city to Black Nationalists . Bradley did not use his record as a police officer in the election. With the race factor, even many liberal white voters became hesitant to support Bradley. It would be another four years, in 1973, before Bradley would unseat Yorty. Powerful downtown business interests at first opposed Bradley. But with passage of

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3900-479: The reading rooms only displayed about 10 to 20 percent of the actual collections of the Central Library. For anything else, a patron had to submit a request slip and a clerk would retrieve the desired material from the internal stacks. The internal stacks, contained in two concrete structures joined by a catwalk, were packed very tightly and had very little headroom. For example, while the normal reading rooms had ceilings of anywhere from 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m),

3975-685: The resignation of Bradley's longtime rival Gates. Bradley announced his retirement in 1993. A panel of 69 scholars that year ranked him the third-best mayor of any city in the United States since 1960 and among the nine best mayors in American history. Bradley was born on December 29, 1917, to Lee Thomas and Crenner Bradley. Thomas and Bradley were poor sharecroppers who lived in a small log cabin outside Calvert, Texas . He had four siblings — Lawrence, Willa Mae, Ellis (who had cerebral palsy ) and Howard. The children's grandfather had been enslaved . The family moved to Arizona to pick cotton and then in 1924 to

4050-667: The results of his oil wells. In 1981, Davis acquired 20th Century Fox for $ 722 million with financier Marc Rich . Fox's assets included Pebble Beach Golf Links , the Aspen Skiing Company , and a Century City property upon which he built and twice sold Fox Plaza , which was made famous as "Nakatomi Plaza" in the 1988 action film Die Hard . While Davis was head of 20th Century Fox, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy , complained to him about excessive sexuality in films. Reagan suggested to Davis that he produce films that implied, rather than showed, sex, in

4125-550: The results saw Bradley ranked the third-best. Bradley's mayoral archives are held at UCLA . Marvin Davis Marvin H. Davis (August 31, 1925 – September 25, 2004) was an American industrialist. He made his fortunes as the chair of Davis Petroleum and at one time owned 20th Century Fox , the Pebble Beach Corporation , the Beverly Hills Hotel , and the Aspen Skiing Company . Marvin Davis

4200-570: The sides with a hand holding a torch representing the "Light of Learning" at the apex. Other elements include sphinxes , snakes , and celestial mosaics. It has sculptural elements by the preeminent American architectural sculptor Lee Lawrie , similar to the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska , also designed by Goodhue. The interior of the library is decorated with various figures, statues, chandeliers, and grilles, notably

4275-466: The state's diverse communities, using the LAPL methods and model. The book "Shades of California: The Hidden Beauty of Ordinary Life" resulted from the successful statewide project. Over a dozen California city and county library districts also created local Shades of California collections, such as Monterey , Riverside , and Humboldt County . Located on Lower Level 2 of Central Library's Tom Bradley Wing,

4350-426: The style of director Ernst Lubitsch . In 1984 Davis appointed Barry Diller , formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures , to the chairman and CEO role at 20th Century Fox. Diller asked Davis for complete control, with Davis promising to provide financing for the studio. Fox's financial situation was precarious, with the company owing $ 600 million. Banks would not provide any extension to

4425-406: The unexpired term left by Controller Navarro, ending June 30, and one for a full four-year term starting July 1. Bradley won the first, 17,760 to 10,540 votes, and the second election, 17,552 to 10,400 votes. By then he had retired from the police force, and he was sworn in as a councilman at the age of 45 on April 15, 1963, the first African-American elected to City Council. One of his first votes

4500-421: The winner. Ultimately, Bradley lost the election by about 100,000 votes, about 1.2% of the 7.5 million votes cast. These circumstances gave rise to the term the " Bradley effect ", which refers to a tendency of voters to tell interviewers or pollsters that they are undecided or likely to vote for a black candidate, but then actually vote for his white opponent. In 1986 , Bradley lost the rematch to Deukmejian by

4575-599: Was a Prince Hall Freemason . In June 1961, the post for 10th District was vacated by Charles Navarro when he was elected city controller . Bradley, a police lieutenant living at 3397 Welland Avenue, was one of 12 people to apply for the position. The City Council, which had the power to fill a vacancy, instead appointed Joe E. Hollingsworth . When the position was up for election again, in April 1963, Bradley ran against Hollingsworth. There were only two candidates, Hollingsworth and Bradley, and also two elections — one for

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4650-509: Was a pioneer of the oil deal known as the "third for a quarter," where investors in a wildcat oil well would each buy one-quarter of the well's production for a third of the cost of drilling the well, leaving all costs paid and Davis and Ryan owners of one-quarter of the well. Marvin Davis developed the oil business, and also became a major real estate developer in Denver, acquiring a shopping center and office complex. Davis offered to purchase

4725-553: Was an American politician, athlete, police officer, and lawyer who served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. Bradley was Los Angeles' first Black mayor, first liberal mayor, and longest-serving mayor. A member of the Democratic Party , Bradley's multiracial liberal political coalition was a forerunner of future President of the United States Barack Obama 's coalition in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. Bradley went to college at

4800-477: Was attending Southwestern University Law School while a police officer and began his practice as a lawyer when he retired from the police department. Upon his leaving the office of mayor in 1993, he joined the law offices of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, specializing in international trade issues. Tom Bradley's entry into politics came when he decided to become the president of the United Club. The club

4875-473: Was attributed to the racist vote, giving rise to the political term "the Bradley effect ". Bradley was considered a possible vice-presidential nominee in 1984 by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale . Bradley was re-elected a final time as Los Angeles mayor in 1989 , with a majority of the vote but diminished support. Bradley's approval ratings dropped after the 1992 Los Angeles riots , which led to

4950-428: Was captain of the track team and all-city tackle for the high school football team. Bradley went to UCLA in 1937 on an athletic scholarship and joined Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity . He was a dedicated student. Among the jobs he had while at college was as a photographer for comedian Jimmy Durante . Bradley left his studies to join the Los Angeles Police Department in 1940. He became one of 400 black officers in

5025-555: Was in opposition to a proposed study by City Attorney Roger Arnebergh and Police Chief William H. Parker of the Dictionary of American Slang , ordered in an 11–4 vote by the council. Councilman Tom Shepard 's motion said the book was "saturated not only with phrases of sexual filth, but wordage defamatory of minority ethnic groups and definitions insulting religions and races." When asked why he did not participate in public demonstrations, Bradley said that he saw his position on

5100-671: Was later nicknamed "Mr. Wildcatter." The Davis Oil Company drilled for oil and gas in the West beginning in the 1940s and was incorporated in 1986 as Davis Petroleum, headquartered in Denver , Colorado. In 1960s-1980s, it became a leading independent oil and gas producer in the United States, focusing on drilling in Wyoming, where the company owned a 150-mile pipeline. Marvin Davis's son Gregg Davis took over as president of Davis Petroleum and Davis Offshore in 1997. Davis senior's partner Ray Ryan

5175-532: Was part of the California Democratic Council , a liberal, reformist group organized in the 1950s by young Democrats energized by Adlai E. Stevenson 's presidential campaigns. It was predominantly white and had many Jewish members, thus marking the beginnings of the coalition, which along with Latinos, that would carry him to electoral victory so many times. His choice of a Democratic circle also put him at odds with another political force in

5250-572: Was pronounced dead at 9:00 a.m., aged 80. His body lay at the Los Angeles Convention Center for public viewing. He was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery . Tom Bradley's political coalition originated with liberal African Americans and liberal white Americans, particularly Jewish Americans . This Bradley coalition expanded to include liberal and moderate whites, Latinos , and Asian Americans and proved

5325-424: Was proposed from circa 1966, but the library system did not enact them until 1986. From 1988 through 1993, the Central Library was extensively renovated and expanded in a Modernist / Beaux-Arts style, according to Norman Pfeiffer of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates , the principal architect of the renovation. The building's limited access had caused a number of problems. Generally, the accessible public stacks in

5400-500: Was raised in a Jewish family, the son of Jack Davis and Jean Spitzer. He had one younger sister, Joan (born 1929). His father came to the United States from London as a teenager in 1917 and later joined the British Navy after reportedly applying for a college scholarship but being denied it because he was Jewish. Jack Davis became a successful fashion buyer for New York department stores. He went on to found Jay Day Dress Co.,

5475-604: Was subsequently renamed the First Interstate World Center and later the U.S. Bank Tower. Additional funds were raised through corporate and personal contributions which flowed from the effort of the "Save the Books" campaign formed by Mayor Tom Bradley. Among the findings during the re-cataloguing of the library's collections was a Shakespeare Fourth Folio. The campaign, co-chaired by Lodwrick Cook , then CEO of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) had targeted

5550-464: Was the catalyst for the renovation. Although the building was safely evacuated, its vintage construction precluded the ventilation of heat and smoke, and limited firefighter access. It took firefighters over seven hours to extinguish the fire and little fires continued to sprout for several days. Some 400,000 volumes—20 percent of the library's holdings—were destroyed, with significant water and smoke damage to 700,000 more. The estimated cost for replacing

5625-484: Was widely respected and renowned for his hard work ethic. Bradley was re-elected by landslides in 1977 , 1981 , and 1985 . Bradley's main political opponent as mayor was Chief of the LAPD Daryl Gates , and several Bradley budgets cut funding to the LAPD. Bradley was lauded for running the first profitable Summer Olympics in 1984 . The Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport

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