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 Spring Street looking north from below Third Street in Los Angeles, ca.1907-1912. Spring Street is at center and heads away from the viewer before disappearing into the distance. There are two sets of streetcar tracks running down the middle of the road, and a streetcar is visible at center. Several horse-drawn vehicles are making their way down the street, and two early-model automobiles are parked in the foreground, one on each side of the road. The street is bordered by tall commercial buildings, and many pedestrians are walking in front of them. The tower of the Los Angeles Theatre building is visible in the distance at left. The Lankershim Building (1887-1990s at south-east corner with Third Street) is at right and the Stimpson Building (1893-1963 at north-east corner with Third Street) and Ramona Hotel (1886-1912 at south-west corner with Third Street) are at left. Other buildings in this photo include: Douglas Building (built in 1898 at north-west corner with Third Street) Workman Block (just to the left of Stimson Block) Germain Building (name painted on side) Lang Building (a shorter building, just north of the Germain Building) Wilcox Building (built in 1896, shortened to one story in 1971 at south-east corner with Second Street) Bryson-Bonebrake Block (1888-1934 at north-west corner with Second Street) Equitable Savings Bank (1907-circa1927 ) at north-east corner with First Street) Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank (built in 1902 at north-east corner with Second Street) Schumacher Block (1883-1930 its west side between First & Franklin Streets) Wilson Block - (built in 1889 at south-east corner with First Street) Phillips Block (1887-1912 at north-west corner with Franklin Street). Legible signs include, from left to right, "309 Cutlery", "Automobile for Rent", "Germain Building", "Globe-Wernicke Plastic", "West Ninth Street", "American [?] Bank", "Merchants National Bank:, and "Naumann & Sch[?]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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