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Title
Hill Street looking south
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1917
Publication Information
C.C. Pierce & CO
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
A busy scene with pedestrians and city traffic in this view of Hill Street looking south towards 5th Street, showing the facade of the Hotel Clark (left) with fire escapes on both ends and the Broadway occupying the ground floor. Occidental Hotel is the short building next to it with Boos Bros. Cafeteria next to Occidental. The St. Clarendon Hotel is in the center. Tracks turn into the Subway Terminal Building (lower right, not visible) across from the Hotel Clark.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00068243
Los Angeles Photographers Collection; C.C. Pierce Collection
GPC_b49_f2_i9
CARL0000071579
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/126345
Subject
Hotel Clark (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Occidental Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
St. Clarendon Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Broadway (Department store)
Boos Bros. Cafeteria
Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles
Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles
Hotels--California--Los Angeles
Terminals (Transportation)--California--Los Angeles
City traffic--California--Los Angeles
Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Cityscape photographs
Time Period
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

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