The International Building, landmark on Temple St. next to the New City Hall, Los Angeles, 1929

1929, The International Building, Left, a landmark once on Temple St. Beside the New City Hall, Los Angeles (1929).  Thank you to Historical Los Angeles USA.

In 1929, the International Building stood as a prominent landmark on Temple Street, adjacent to the newly completed Los Angeles City Hall. The structure, with its grand architectural details and intricate stonework, was a symbol of the city’s early commercial and governmental growth. As City Hall became the centerpiece of downtown, the surrounding area transformed into a hub of civic activity. The juxtaposition of the old and new reflected the constant evolution of Los Angeles, as historic buildings gave way to modern developments while the city cemented its place as a major metropolis.

1924, The Temple Block area in Downtown Los Angeles with the International Bank Building at center.  Note the beautiful 5-lamp ornate streetlights.  Thank you to the Water & Power Museum.

Not a single building in the above photograph survives.  The building on the left is the Temple Block, the old Hall of Records is background left, then the International Bank Building, the Sandstone Courthouse on the back right, and finally the Federal Post Office on the far right. 

from Calisphere, 

The International Building, left a landmark on Temple St. beside the new City Hall, is ordered demolished to make way for expansion of civic center. Building also houses the City Health Department, May 31, 1929.

from Water & Power Museum, 

In 1928, the building was dwarfed by the new 30-story Los Angeles City Hall, and soon after calls for its demolition increased, resulting in its razing.  But that didn't happen until sometime after 1954.  The portion of Spring Street that its front entrance faced no longer exists. 

1947, Aerial view showing the Old International Building squeezed in between the Federal Courthouse and U.S. Post Office Building (completed in 1940) and City Hall (completed in 1928).