LA Times posts correction on lobby flub

Back in August I posted here about a visit to the L.A. Times lobby, where among the historical items on display are a linotype machine and the last page set with hot type, only with explanatory plaques reversed -- the hot type page plaque reading "This is a linotype machine..." and the linotype machine plaque reading "This is the last plate of hot type set at the Los Angeles Times..." How long had this been wrong, I wondered?

Well, I went downtown last Friday on a day off to visit the City Hall observation deck, which is only accessible on business days. (Highly recommended, by the way.) While in the neighborhood, I decided to pop into the Times lobby to see if the plaques had been fixed.

They had. See photos!

I'll share credit with the LAObserved blog, which picked up on my item -- gratifying headline: "Times wrong about its own museum, says columnist" -- and gave it a much wider audience, evidently including whoever at the Times needed to know. Nice job, and schoolchildren and other visitors should no longer leave their educational visit more confused than when they entered.

There is no sign posted saying "The Times regrets the error." But I'm sure they do.

Why is it called the Globe Lobby? Its centerpiece, below, should make that clear.