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 Spring Street looking toward Fifth Street in Los Angeles, showing the Arcade Building and the Alexandria Hotel, ca.1953. The Arcade Building is at left and has a massive archway at center. It is a tall building and a metal fire escape can be seen on the side of the building at left. The Alexandria Hotel is at center and is a tall rectangular building that towers over the neighboring structures. At street level, many automobiles are parked along the curbs on the paved street. Legible signs include, from left to right, "The Arcade Grill", "Delicatessen Restaurant", "Typewriters Adding Machines", "Spring Arcade Building", "Engravers Printers", "Alexandria", and "Security".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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