. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. bank building for theLos Angeles Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles; an addition to theAlexandria hotel; Chester building, a twelve-story office building; LosAngeles Athletic Club, a twelve-story building; office building for the WaterBoard of Los Angeles: Manual Training high school, Los Angeles, andan office and bank building for the First National Bank of Riverside, Cal. The success of Messrs. Parkinson and Bergstrom is attributed largelyto the frank expression of their buildings for the purpose, the practicalarrangement in plan


. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. bank building for theLos Angeles Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles; an addition to theAlexandria hotel; Chester building, a twelve-story office building; LosAngeles Athletic Club, a twelve-story building; office building for the WaterBoard of Los Angeles: Manual Training high school, Los Angeles, andan office and bank building for the First National Bank of Riverside, Cal. The success of Messrs. Parkinson and Bergstrom is attributed largelyto the frank expression of their buildings for the purpose, the practicalarrangement in plan and the sound business care with which their workhas been conducted. The Security building in Los Angeles is a goodexample of their work. The exterior treatment is of light color terracotta, and the building demonstrates what can be attained by the useof good proportions throughout the entire mass. Mr. John Parkinson, the senior member of the firm, was born inBolton. England, December 12. 1861. He was educated in England and The Architect and Engineer 41.


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