For decades, 7th Street was a thriving and busy shopping street, traversing all of the major named streets in Downtown. By the looks of this photograph, the same was true when this image was captured. Some of the businesses pictured here are, on the left: the Los Angeles Athletic Club, located at 431 West 7th Street, built by Parkinson & Bergstrom in 1911. This building was notable at the time for being the first in Southern California to have a swimming pool on an upper floor; Owl Drug Co., which became Owl Rexall Drugs in the 1940s; and the R.D. Bronson Desk Co., self-proclaimed as "The only exclusive dealers in Office Furniture in Los Angeles". And pictured on the right side: Southern California Wine Co.; and I.N. Van Nuys Building, designed in the Beaux Arts style by architects Morgan, Walls and Clements, and built by Scofield-Twaits Company in 1910-1911, the building is located on the southwest corner of Spring and 7th Street.
Los Angeles Athletic Club Owl Drug Company R.D. Bronson Desk Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Southern California Wine Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Van Nuys Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Drugstores--California--Los Angeles Bergstrom, G. E.(George Edwin),1876-1955 Parkinson, John,1861-1935 Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Morgan, Walls & Clements Scofield-Twaits Company
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