Photos: L.A.’s Hall of Justice dedicated after costly renovation

A crowd gathers at the Spring Street entrance for the dedication of the newly refurbished Hall of Justice. The landmark dates from 1925.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The Hall of Justice is where the sensational trials of Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan took place.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A view of the lobby of the renovated Hall of Justice. Former Sheriff Lee Baca’s appearance at the dedication was a bittersweet moment for a man who’d been so instrumental in the building’s refurbishment.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors get their first view of the vaulted entryway at the Hall of Justice, which was severely damaged in the Northridge earthquake of January 1994.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

For historical reasons, a jail cell that once housed murderer Charles Manson is left untouched at the Hall of Justice.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

George Meyer, 86, a former jailer in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, looks at a display photograph of Charles Manson being escorted to the Hall of Justice in 1971. Meyer said he remembers securing Manson after his many court appearances.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

An old placard hangs on the wall in the lobby of the renovated Hall of Justice.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca admires the craftsmanship in a court chamber on the eighth floor of the renovated Hall of Justice.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca walks up an ornate iron staircase at the Hall of Justice. “There isn’t anything about this building that I didn’t have my hand in,” he said.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)