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Central Los Angeles Area High School #9 is located at 450 N. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles, north of the 101 Freeway and west of Hill Street. Here is the entrance along Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, which forms the northern boundary of the campus.
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LAUSD’s new downtown landmark

Central Los Angeles Area High School #9 is located at 450 N. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles, north of the 101 Freeway and west of Hill Street. Here is the entrance along Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, which forms the northern boundary of the campus.

Central Los Angeles Area High School #9 is located at 450 N. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles, north of the 101 Freeway and west of Hill Street. Here is the entrance along Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, which forms the northern boundary of the campus. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

The school's visual arts building is set near the northwest corner of the campus at Grand and Cesar Chavez.

The school’s visual arts building is set near the northwest corner of the campus at Grand and Cesar Chavez. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

The campus buildings enclose a series of courtyards and prominent outdoor staircases.

The campus buildings enclose a series of courtyards and prominent outdoor staircases. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

New trees surround the liibrary, set at an angle in a courtyard of the newly completed high school.

New trees surround the liibrary, set at an angle in a courtyard of the newly completed high school. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

Inside one of the classrooms, light streams in through circular windows.

Inside one of the classrooms, light streams in through circular windows. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

The design utilizes sharp-edged architectural forms and polished metal, idiosyncratic interiors and generous outdoor spaces.

The design utilizes sharp-edged architectural forms and polished metal, idiosyncratic interiors and generous outdoor spaces. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

Sun cascades into the high school's library, still awaiting the arrival of reading materials -- and students.

Sun cascades into the high school’s library, still awaiting the arrival of reading materials -- and students. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in background, sits across the freeway from the high school site.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in background, sits across the freeway from the high school site. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

The exterior of the lobby for the campus theater, which anchors the southwest corner of the complex.

The exterior of the lobby for the campus theater, which anchors the southwest corner of the complex. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

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LAUSD’s new downtown landmark

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