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| Orange County Central Courthouse -- 700 West Civic Center |
This courthouse was designed by renowned architect Richard Neutra and constructed in 1968. Some of the most high-profile criminal trials have been held here. Sadly, this building is showing its age and there are no plans for a large scale renovation.
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| Front Entrance to Central Courthouse -- 700 W. Civic Center |
The Orange County Sheriff's Department headquarters and central jails are located a stone's throw down Flower Street. For those who might not know, the Orange County Sheriff is an elected official that manages the county jail system and provides an assortment of county wide law enforcement services.
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| Sheriff's Jail & Headquarters -- 550 N. Flower |
As you can imagine, when massive courthouses and jails were built in the 1960s, legal offices and bail bond businesses were sure to follow. The 1970s building pictured below is right across the street from the Central Courthouse.
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| Office Building |
There sheriff's department outgrew its headquarters several years ago and needed overflow offices. The tower on the right belongs to the sheriff, while the one on the left provides offices for other county departments.
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| County Office Buildings -- 320 N. Flower |
Pictured below is the Orange County Coroner's Office, which is a division of the sheriff's department. Autopsies are conducted in this building and the cadavers are stored here as well.
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| Coroner Office -- 1071 W. Santa Ana Blvd. |
The Orange County Law Library adjacent to the central courthouse.
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| County law Library -- 515 N. Flower St. |
The Santa Ana Police Department headquarters.
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| Santa Ana Police -- 60 Civic Center Plaza |
The California Court of Appeal (4th District, Division 3).
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| Court of Appeal -- 601 W. Santa Ana Blvd |
The Old Orange County Courthouse was built in 1900. This building now serves as a museum and administers marriage certificates.
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| Old Orange County Courthouse -- 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd. |
Old Orange County Courthouse side entrance.
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| Old Orange County Courthouse |
This beautiful A-4 Skyhawk is in eyeshot right across the street from the old courthouse, so I could not help but include it in this post. It is a memorial dedicated to Marine and Naval personnel who served at the now closed El Toro and Tustin Marine Corps bases, which were located in Orange County.
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| 12 Civic Center Plaza -- Outside the Hall of Records Building |
The Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse.
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| Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse -- 411 W. Fourth St. |
Front entrance of the Ronald Reagan Courthouse.
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| Front Entrance of Ronald Regan Courthouse |
This is one of two statues outside of the front entrance.
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| Statue outside of the Reagan Courthouse |
The Ronald Reagan Courthouse faces 4th Street.
I hope you enjoyed this tour. Comments are appreciated.
Great photos, David. It'd be a shame if the Neutra courthouse building was torn down! Would you know the history of the Hall of Records building next to the Old OC Courthouse? I wish Orange County had a building permit database accessible online.
ReplyDeleteSanta Ana is such a place which is know by the all sort of people. And we will see halls of justice for the Orange County Court in this place which is really excited and most awaiting matter.
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