HISTORIC CORE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANKLEGACY OF PARKINSON AND BERGSTROM CROCKER BANKLEGACY OF THE CROCKERS

In 1905, architect John Parkinson formed a partnership with G. Edwin Bergstrom which lasted for ten years. Parkinson and Bergstrom became the dominant architectural firm for major structures in Los Angeles. Parkinson designed many of Los Angeles’ finest buildings, which became some of the city’s most enduring landmarks.

Found on the impressive roster are: the Campus Master Plan and several noted buildings of the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles City Hall, the Alexandria Hotel, Castle Green, the Brewery and Union Station. Edwin Bergstrom would go on to design the Hollywood Bowl, the Pasadena Civic Center, and the Pentagon in Washington.