Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph. "Partially blighted West Los Angeles area is to become a scene of beauty -- Approximate boundaries are, Wilshire (below), San Vicente (top), Barrington (left) and Federal." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 11 October 1959. "Please return to Lillian, Conservation Bureau, Room 225, City Hall" -- penciled on verso. "Sawtelle Urban Renewal" -- penciled on verso. It appears that the streets in this photo are incorrectly identified. The street identified as San Vicente, is Texas Ave. The street identified as Federal, is Stoner Ave. The street at the bottom is Wilshire Blvd, and the street to the left is Barrington Ave. University High School can be seen in the upper right. neighborhood Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
-118.45994,34.04947 -118.45811,34.04713 -118.45905,34.04659 -118.46082,34.04867 Barrington Avenue & Wilshire Boulevard Barrington Plaza California Los Angeles USA West Los Angeles
Source
3-1275-02805-2240; unidentified no: 1026 [Identifying Number] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-037 [Original Filename] Subjects 317 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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