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 downtown Los Angeles looking north on Broadway from the Western Pacific Building, 1920-1929. Several tall, rectangular buildings can be seen in the foreground, while the tapered spire of City Hall is visible in the background at left. An American flag flies from the roof of the Western Pacific building in the foreground at center. Legible signs include, from left: "Western Costume Bldg", "Western Costume Company the largest costume and theatrical supply house in the world", "New Orpheum America's finest theatre", "L. L. Burns Building", "Radio Supply Co.", and "Acme White Lead and Color Works".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 17 cm. transparencies photographs
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