Title supplied by cataloger. All of these commercial structures are still standing.; Santa Barbara Avenue was renamed Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in 1983.; From 1981-1999, actress Marla Gibbs operated Marla's Memory Lane at 2323 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, in the former Memory Lane restaurant seen here. Looking northeast across Santa Barbara Avenue at 3rd Avenue (right) in Leimert Park. Seen are a Foster and Kleiser billboard for Signal Gas, various businesses (center and right), a chiropractor's office, Memory Lane restaurant (right of center), and streetcar tracks.
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Signal Oil and Gas Company Memory Lane (Los Angeles, Calif.) Streets--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Restaurants--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Office buildings--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Commercial buildings--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Signs and signboards--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Street-railroad tracks--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Billboards--California--Crenshaw (Los Angeles) Advertising--Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Electric lines--Poles and towers Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Santa Barbara Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Leimert Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Crenshaw (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Blackstock Collection photographs
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