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 the intersection of Alameda Street and Marchessault Street in Los Angeles's Chinatown, November 1933. The two paved roads intersect at left. Large, two-story brick buildings are visible along the roads, while two sets of streetcar tracks can be seen in the middle of the road in the foreground. Several early-model automobiles can be seen parked along the curbs that line the streets. Several pedestrians can be seen as well A line of utility poles runs along the street from left to right. Legible signs include, from left: "Joy Luen Lon", "Steamship Lines Tickets Agency", "4% Beer Sold Here", "Tuey Far-Low Café Chop Suey Noodles - Chinese - Dishes", "No Parking", and "Chinese".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, transparency, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 13 x 17 cm. negatives (photographic) transparencies photographs
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