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 Broadway between Tenth Street (Olympic Boulevard) and Eleventh Street showing a Los Angeles Investment Company construction project, ca.1926. Broadway heads away from the viewer at center. There are two sets of streetcar tracks down the middle of the paved road, and two streetcars are visible in the background. There are many early-model automobiles parked along the side of the road. The single-story, wooden Los Angeles Investment project is in the foreground at right and there is a pile of lumber in front of it. The street is decorated with hanging flags and banners. Photo is also identified as "the excavation of Western Pacific Building, ca 1926". Legible signs include, from left to right, "Being built by Los Angeles Investment Co. Inc. Builders of Good Homes Payable like Rent", "Oakland Six", "Western Costume Company", "The largest costume and theatrical supply house in the world", "The Western Sportswear Shop Mezzanine Floor", "L. L. Burns B[...]", "Drink Coca Cola", and "Payable like rent".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Building Streets Flags Los Angeles--Streets--Broadway--Olympic to 11th Los Angeles Investment Company Western Costume Company Western Pacific Building Roadways
Time Period
circa 1926
Place
Broadway California Los Angeles USA
Source
1-2-169 [Microfiche number] 14100 [Accession number] CHS-14100 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
