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 (streetscape, horizontal photography) of a view of Spring Street, looking north from First Street, Los Angeles, ca.1870-1880. A majority of the buildings are at least three-stories tall. The street is busy with pedestrian and carriage traffic. Horse-drawn carriages are occupying most of the parking spots available along the curbs. Several streetcars are traveling down the street. Picture file card reads: "Old City Hall on left corner of Franklin St. On right, Strelitz building, site of City Hall for one year." Legible signs include: "[furni]ture & carpets", "[...] music store", "Pacific Restaurant and Oyster Parlors", "[Pe]ople's Store", "D.C. Roberts", "billiard hall", "H.J[...], wholesale, gro[cer ...], "Dobins[...] Real Es[tate]", "H.J. Woolacot fine liquors".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, glass photonegative, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Spring Street--North of 1st Spring Street Streets Stores, Retail Buildings Carriages and carts Street-railroads Roadways
Time Period
circa 1870/1880
Place
-118.24174,34.05501 -118.24234,34.05405 -118.24352,34.05276 -118.24252,34.05419 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Spring Street & 1st Street USA
Source
1-9-63; 1-120-19 [Microfiche number] 5479 [Accession number] CHS-5479 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-87 [Identifying number]
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