Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of Big Santa Monica Boulevard looking east from Pandora Avenue before widening and paving, January 31, 1935. This eastward view of Big Santa Monica Boulevard shows the intersection with and the railroad bridge over South Beverly Glen Boulevard. The "Fox Films" sign is placed on Little Santa Monica Boulevard at about Fox Hills Drive.The dirt road is at center and disappears over a hill in the distance. A railroad track and a line of utility poles run parallel to the road at right, and another line of utility poles is at left. An open grassy field is next to the road at left, and several two-story buildings can be seen on the far side of the field. Six early model automobiles can be seen on the road, and the Fox Film studios are at right. Compares to USC-0-1-1-722 taken after road improvement.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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