Title supplied by cataloger. Two men seated in the cabin of a Bucyrus backhoe operate the machine as steam rises from the top. One man holds onto the rope that leads to the pulleys. Another man operates the levers that dumps a mouthful of dirt into a dump truck. Another dump truck can be seen leaving the hill. They are digging out Bunker Hill to construct the 2nd St. tunnel that will easily connect the northern part of downtown L.A. with the San Fernando Valley, Glendale and other parts north. Once completed, commuters and commercial traffic will no longer need to go around Bunker Hill to reach their destinations. In photo left, men pack the sidewalk to watch the construction.; John Hayes was awarded the contract at a cost of $995,773 in 1918. Construction started in 1921.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Excavating machinery--California--Los Angeles Backhoes--California--Los Angeles Construction projects--California--Los Angeles Tunneling--California--Los Angeles Hayes, John Second Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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