Fullerton / Civil Unrest
Hunt Foods Library (1962) in Fullerton, CA by William Pereira The building was a gift to the City of Fullerton from the Hunt Foods & Industries Foundation, which was headed by Norton Simon. The City of Fullerton has decided not to fund this branch and it is now closed. There appears to be no long term plans to reopen the library. Read more about that here . The City has struck a deal to lease the building to a church for at least two years. Why have a building full of books when you can have a bunch of people thump just one? The City Council recently voted to support an application to place the building on the National Registry of Historic Places. Hopefully this means a steeple won't be added by the new tenants. Fullerton City Hall (1963) by Smith, Powell & Morgridge They call it "New Formalism" A protest was underway next to City Hall in reaction to the acquittal of the two Fullerton po...