Title supplied by cataloger. View is of Wilshire Boulevard, looking northwest near Alvarado Street. The pavement has been lifted and construction has begun on this stretch, as seen by the workers, equipment and materials. Visible in the distance are the Asbury Apartments, designed by Norman W. Alpaugh & Clarence H. Russel in 1924; and the Elks Building, designed by Curlett and Beelman and built between 1923-1924, it would later be called the Park Plaza Hotel. Photograph dated October 1, 1936.; One of two photographs documenting the site. For an earlier view, see image #00092832.
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Elks (Fraternal order).--Lodge No. 99 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Asbury Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.) Streets--California--Los Angeles Road construction--California--Los Angeles Building sites--California--Los Angeles Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Construction and demolition debris--California--Los Angeles Apartment hotels--California--Los Angeles Gothic revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Alpaugh, Norman P Russel, Clarence H Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Curlett & Beelman
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