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ONE MAN'S OPINION U.A Main yy i :5 1 HOMES and INDUSTRY 1 SECTION VSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 7 BY HENRY SUTHERLAND with a reminder that they represent "one man's opinion," Angelenos will probably agree that it is an opinion entitled to more weight than most. With his brother, J. Edward Martin, he heads the architectural firm of Albert C. Martin and Associates. Since its 1906 founding by Albert C.

Martin their late father, the firm has designed more than 1,500 buildings including the Los Angeles City Hall, of which the elder Martin was one of three associated architects, Recently the Martins were associated with Harrison Abramovitz, New York architects, in designing Union Bank Square, currently Los Angeles' tallest building. Pursuing his peek into the future, Martin y- "The main street of any city is not necessarily thestreet bearing that name. It 'Los Angeles has a new "Main Street" 5 the Harbor Freeway and downtown de-, velopment hinges on this fact in the view of one man involved in design of the central i He Is architect Albert C. Martin, who believes the change already has produced important consequences and that it Is likely to entail many more. Martin contends, for example that: 1.

Within the past few years the historic north-south axis of the financial district lias executed a 90-degree turn to the west 2. Since retail development always parallels a financial district, the reorientation and rejuvenation of downtown retail busi- ness is predictable. 3. Within the foreseeable future down town Los Angeles will cease to be an 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

district, and become a 24-hour city. Although he prefaces his conclusions is tlie principal route of access to the central city. If you want to know which is 'Main look at the traffic pattern." "During morning rush hours the busiest street in Los Angeles is the 6th St. offramp of the Harbor Freeway, and the 9th St offramp is the second busiest. "During exit hours in the evening the, city's busiest street is the 5th St onramp to the Harbor Freeway, followed by the 8th St.

onramp. "There are other avenues of entrance and exit to the downtown district, of but the Harbor Freeway is by far the most important one. -j "Thus it; has assumed the traditional function of a main street, and for all prac-tical purposes it is 'Main Street' The Harbor Freeway was opened in 1953, and it took not quite 10 years for its magnetic effect on downtown business Please Turn to Page 19, Col. 1 MW Rockefeller West" Proposed for S.F. i i a 1 1 Wjfi cmoarcaaero rrea OFF 'MAIN STREET Architect Albert Martin points out important structures: 1, United Calif.

Bank; 2, City National Bank; 3, One Wilshire 4, Crocker Citizens; 5, State Mutual Savings and Loan; 6, Pacific Mutual Life Ins. 7, Biltmore Hotel; 8, Mobil Oil 10, Bank of Richfield 12, Calif. Club; 13, Library; 14, Statler Hilton; 15, Jonathan Club; 1 6, Union Bank Square; 17, Union Oil 18, Signal Oil Bldg. BY DARYL E. LEMBKE TlmMSItflWrltK HOW TO BUILD A 'NEW TOWN' IN THE WEST BY GEORGE LUNDGREN Tim Staff Writ 'ft it 'J i 4 fj SAN FRANCISCO Plans for "Rockefeller'' West," a $150 million development which would transform a former produce market area just behind the waterfront here into a complex of huge skyscrapers, were submitted this week to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.

The project, including 60-story, 45-story and 25-story office buildings, an 800-room hotel and three theaters, would be financed by David Rockefeller of New York and two associates, Cloyce K. Box of New York and Trammell Crow of Dallas. City of Future John Portman, Atlanta architect who designed the center, said he thinks it is an example of "what the emerging city of the future might be." The design contains several unusual features: Pedestrians circulating among shops, art galle- ries and theaters at the base of the skyscrapers would use walkways above street level They would be completely separated from automobile traffic The hotel, sloping from top to bottom like the face of a pyramid, would have a lobby 16-stories high. Guests would travel in glass enclosed eleva- tors along the inner wall of the lofty lobby to reach their rooms. A res- Uurant would fcang 'in space from the edge of the hotel room.

Developers said more than $100 million in sculpture, including works by Picasso, Chagall and other noted sculptors, will be purchased to decorate thej center's pedestrian plaza. Before work can start on the project, a number of hurdles must be overcome. Clearance must bt obtabed from the redevelopment agency, plan ning commission and board of supervisors. The great height of the" office buildings is expect-" ed to be the most controversial feature. The 60-story building would be 17 stories higher than the new Weiy Fargo Building, currently the city's tallest, and seven stories higher thai! a Bank of America headquarters building under" construction.

Requires Waiver The center would ba part of the Golden" Gateway Redevelopment Project, which has been under construction since! the produce market was relocated in 19C2. Construction of thd center would requird waiver by the redevelop ment agency of a 23-story height limit orf Golden Gateway buildings. Some residents and businessmen have already protested that the faK-Torn Vg. 2, Col. As any good Westerner should, Harry L.

Summers becomes incensed at the preoccupation of the Eastern United States with things Eastern. Especially is this1 true when the East virtually ignores such flourishing Southern California "new towns" as JanssThousand Oaks, Diamond Bar, Mission Viejo and Rancho Bernardo. It really hurts this tall Texan's pride when he sees national recognition accorded Reston, with its less than, 300 families, and virtually none for his own Rancho Bernardo, which has grown into a full-scale community of 3,500 persons in less than four years ith a goal of by 1373. The life of Summers, who is president of Rancho Bernardo Inc is a replay of that old saw, 'Nothing succeeds like success." (v. .1 Horry Summers His career started after graduation from the University of Texas in 1947 with a degree in business ad'ministration.

But he decided he liked building better than lending, and gave up his first Turn Pajo CoL 1 1 THOSE WHO WAIT View sfres brought our entire families cwalting the operv ing cf sales at Units 5 end 6 of La Par Homes in Mission Viio development. "Catered dinners" being served families who camped ovemicht in orea.