Title supplied by cataloger. View is of Wilshire Boulevard, looking west near Alvarado Street. This photograph was taken prior to the Wilshire construction, and shows light traffic flowing along the street. Visible in the distance are the Asbury Apartments, designed by Norman W. Alpaugh & Clarence H. Russel in 1924; the Elks Building, designed by Curlett and Beelman and built between 1923-1924, it would later be called the Park Plaza Hotel; and the Arcady Hotel designed by Walker and Eisen in 1927. Photograph dated October 1, 1936.; One of two photographs documenting the site. For an earlier view, see image #00092836.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Elks (Fraternal order).--Lodge No. 99 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Arcady (Apartment house : Los Angeles, Calif.) Asbury Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.) Streets--California--Los Angeles Road construction--California--Los Angeles Construction and demolition debris--California--Los Angeles Construction equipment--California--Los Angeles Building sites--California--Los Angeles Apartment hotels--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Parks--California--Los Angeles Gothic revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Alpaugh, Norman P Russel, Clarence H Westlake (Los Angeles, Calif.) MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Curlett & Beelman Walker & Eisen
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