Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph included in the exhibit: "Signs of Life : Los Angeles is the City of Neon." The entire 1931 French Zig-Zag Moderne style complex, which includes ground floor businesses, the Wiltern Theatre, and the Pellissier Building, was designed by Stiles O. Clements and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue at night. The marquee and the lights of the theater make the lower stories of the structure visible. Photograph dated September 1, 1935.
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image
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Wiltern (Los Angeles, Calif.) Pellissier Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Theaters--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Marquees--California--Los Angeles Neon signs--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Western Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Blackstock Collection photographs Night photographs Clements, Stiles Oliver,1883-1966
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