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Title
Wilshire and La Brea
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1928
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
The intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and LaBrea Avenue, looking east. The Dyas-Carlton Cafe (which opened in 1928) is at left, then a Gilmore Gasoline station and a branch of Security Trust & Savings Bank. At right is the Sturgis Radio Co. and the Bank of Italy. Some vacant lots are seen on Wilshire, and the afternoon sunlight is highlighting the scene.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00068481
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-7(125); A-006-866 4x5
CARL0000071506
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/106790
Subject
Dyas-Carlton Cafe (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Gilmore Gasoline Co
Security Trust & Savings Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Sturgis Radio Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Bank of Italy (U.S.)
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Banks and banking--California--Los Angeles
Restaurants--California--Los Angeles
Service stations--California--Los Angeles
Wilshire Lanterns
Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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