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 commercial buildings along Hollywood Boulevard looking west, ca.1912. A row of long, adjacent one-story commercial buildings is pictured back off the unpaved road that cuts across the frame from left to right. Along the sidewalk, four early automobiles have been parked. At the center of the shops, "Overland Automobiles" is pictued, to the left of which is "Nixon Motor Car Co." and "F.C. Howland O.L. Doolittle". To the right, a tarp sign on the front of the commercial shop reads "[...] Tailoring. The better kind. Open in a few days". Street car rails can be seen embedded in the road close to the sidewalk. Utility poles line the street. In the background, a Catholic church can be seen beyond the shops. Other legible signs from left to right include: "Air Free", "For Rent" and "Tobacco Guy's Ba[...]".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : transparencies, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographs
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