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 east Wilshire Boulevard taken from the Tower Building between Cochran Street and Cloverdale Street, Los Angeles, February 25, 1930. Automobiles navigate the boulevard which is lined in the foreground by two nearly-empty lots to the left and commercial high rise buildings. Towards the left center of the frame, a skyscraper is under construction. The houses of residential Los Angeles are visible in the distance. Legible signs include: "Harter Beauty Salon", "Harold H. Walsh & Co. Insurance Specialists", "Al F. Nugent", "MJB High-test Vacuum Coffee for Extra Coffee Richness", "Victor Radio / E.L. Bowen Music Co.", "Draperies Interior Decorating Slip Covers", "A.W. Ross", "Awning", "Richfield", "6% Mutual Pays 6% on Savings", and "Fox Ritz Theatre".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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