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 Wilshire Boulevard from a car showing the May Company building, April 28, 1964. Wilshire is a crowded, paved street at center. Many automobiles can be seen in the road and parked on the edges. The street is lined with an assortment of buildings, including the four-story May Company at left. The California Federal Bank building can be seen under construction in the distance at center (Twenty eight stories, completed in late 1964). Legible signs include, from left to right: "4% Auto Loans Metropolitan Bank", "Royal Food Center", "May Co.", "Rams Coffee Shop Restaurant", "Prudential", "Chevy For down to Worth Value", "Miracle Mile", "Coca Cola", "Thrifty", "Lane's Cocktails", and "Yarns Unlimited Knitting Machines".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Coca-Cola May Company Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Stores (1 of 2) Retail trade Department stores Roadways
Time Period
1964-04-28
Place
-118.36046,34.06336 -118.35986,34.0629 -118.36047,34.06266 -118.36144,34.06298 California Los Angeles USA West Miracle Mile Wilshire Boulevard & Fairfax Avenue
Source
31289; 32434 [Accession number] CHS-31289; CHS-32434 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4596 [Identifying number]
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