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 birdseye view of the southeast corner of Broadway and Fifth, looking south, ca.1907. The building pictured at center on the corner has a large tower on the front corner, and there are many pedestrians in the street. A network of wires to support cable cars is woven over the intersecting streets. Highrise buildings fill the background. Legible signs include the following: "Feagans & Company Jewelers Silversmiths Gem Merchants importers", "This fire-proof hotel IS Fire-Proof (Absolutely)", "... Delicatessan", "Souvenirs and Curios", "Broadway Dentists", "Kodak Developing Printing with Professional Care", "Dr. Rice Best by Test [Op]tical Specialist Glasses Filled", "Free Glasses", "Odward, Jones & Johns[on]", "Telegraphy Shorthand Typewriting", "Broadway Painless Dentists", "A. Diamond & Company Tailors", "Teeth that look natural Perfect fitting plates", Jeweler Optician 502", "This Stock must be Sold", "Fisher's", "Agents for this property R.A. Rowan & Co. 200 Title insurance[...]", "Howland and Dewey Co. Kodaks Printing and Developing", "Pure and Healthful Coca Cola", "Meyer Cann Ta[...]Wholesale Jewelers, Opt[...]", "[...]MFG Jew[...]", "Potts Incorporated Ladies Tailor& Dress[...]", "Bloom Dental", "A.S. Thompson Toys and Novel[ties]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Broadway Dentists Los Angeles--Streets--Broadway--5th to 6th Streets Stores, Retail Dentistry Dental clinics Cities
Time Period
circa 1907
Place
-118.24973,34.0481 -118.24943,34.04772 -118.24986,34.04782 -118.24986,34.04811 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles USA West 5th Street & South Broadway
Source
1-2-158 [Microfiche number] 9693 [Accession number] CHS-9693 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-81 [Identifying number]
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.
