Here are three Julius Shulman photographs of the Los Angeles Times Boys Club from 1950. It's
"Job 728: Rowland H. Crawford, Los Angeles Times Boys Club,1950".
This appears to be the reception area in the foreground. The stage in the center suggests that the hall had multiple uses.
And finally, the gym.
All from
Getty Research Institute
From
www.labgc.org:
"The Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club was founded in 1944 as the Los Angeles Times Boys’ Club by a group of Lincoln Heights community activists. In 1950, The LA Times Charities dedicated the current building, a 33,000 square-foot facility, including a swimming pool, gym, and athletic field."
The club officially included girls in 1990. If you noticed the phrase
"the current building" in the paragraph above, it won't surprise you that the building in the Shulman pictures is still standing and being used by the club. You'll find it at 2635 Pasadena Avenue.
GSV
I doubt if the current dark red paint is the original color. In 2007, the building was blue and white.
GSV