Used as the headquarters for the L.A. Police Department in the television show.

Dragnet (series)

Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet (series)
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