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 Broadway looking north from Third Street, Los Angeles, 1898. A man in a hat stands to the left of a stopped streetcar at center which advertised "West Lake Park" on its marquee. Horse-drawn carriages are parked along the sidewalk to the left. To the right, commercial buildings line the street displaying signs, while the tower of the old City Hall can be seen farther down, an American flag extending from its front. Other high rise buildings are visible to the left along with utility poles. There appears to be either some construction to the left in the unpaved street, or a pile of goods. Legible signs include: "Geneva Restaurant / Meals 10 to 15¢", "Eureka", "In Operation Inside", "C.C.C.", and "Singer Sew[ing Machines]". Additional information: This photo was taken mid-block, between 3rd and 4th Streets, approximately where the present-day Grand Central Market is located (in the 1896 Homer Laughlin Building). The large building in the upper middle-right is the Bradbury Building. The multi-story structure in the upper left (north-west corner Broadway and 3rd Street) is the Fred J. Byrne Building.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographs
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