Title supplied by cataloger. Many structures seen here have since been demolished. Looking southeast down Wilshire Boulevard from just west of Normandie Avenue (left, not visible) and S. Irolo Street (right). Seen are the Wilshire Christian Church, the Chapman Park Hotel (left), the Brown Derby (left), the Gaylord apartment house (upper left), Bullock's Wilshire (left of center), Immanuel Presbyterian Church (left of center), the pylon identifying the entrance for the Ambassador Hotel (left of center), Foster and Kleiser billboards, and the Veloz and Yolanda dance school. Photograph dated March 27, 1950.
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Veloz and Yolanda Wilshire Christian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Chapman Park Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gramercy Wilshire (Apartment house : Los Angeles, Calif.) Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Brown Derby Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ambassador Hotel Signal Oil and Gas Company Streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Dance schools--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Billboards--California--Los Angeles Advertising--Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Anglican church buildings--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Los Angeles Presbyterian church buildings--California--Los Angeles Church buildings--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Wilshire Lanterns Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Irolo Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Normandie Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Blackstock Collection photographs Cityscape photographs
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