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 Olive Street looking north from 6th Street with Pershing Square and 5th Street in view, Los Angeles, ca.1913. Two paths form a crisscross through Pershing Square where benches provide a place for visitors to sit and relax. Trees cover a majority of the grounds in the park. On the corner of the street on the other side of the park is the Philharmonic Auditorium. Other notable buildings are the Hotel Trenton (center) and Hotel Fleur-de-lis (at left). Mountains are visible in the distance. Legible signs include: "Pacific [...]", "Hampden Arms", "Hotel Trenton", "Hotel Fleur-de-lis", "Palace Hotel apartments", "[...]erland", "Hotel Trenton", "the Wales apartment", "Los Angeles Col[...]", "sanitarium treatment rooms", "Wright-Callender-Andrews Co., fortunes in Los Angeles realty", "Alhambra Hotel", "first floor".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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