City Club finds a new home in downtown Los Angeles

A pair of visitors take in the view overlooking downtown Los Angeles from the City Club on the 51st floor of the City National Bank Building. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Jan. 8, 2014 4:54 PM PT

What’s a private club in downtown L.A. to do when the recession hits and the men in suits aren’t as flush as they used to be? It goes for the men and women in jeans and hoodies.

The City Club recently moved from Bunker Hill to its new location on the 51st floor of the City National Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Members Sian and Todd Seligman, reflected in a column of mirrors, stand inside the City Club at its new location of the 51st floor of the City National Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A visitor is seen through frosted door from inside the City Club on the 51st floor of the City National Bank Building. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Club members Todd and Sian Seligman, left, and City Club General Manager Larry Ahlquist enjoy a light moment inside the club’s new location. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)