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Description
Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of Western Avenue at 1st Street. A small See's Candy store is center left in the photograph. Looking north on Western Avenue from its intersection with First Street. Commercial district with automobile traffic and street car, See's Candies, Chandler and Cleveland Agency, Nash automobiole sales, Hercules Gasoline, Ramona Inn Spanish Cafe. Photo credit to The C.C. Pierce Collection, Historical Photographs, 1572 West Pico Street, Los Angeles, California. Legible signs include: "Hercules Gasoline", "fours Nash sixes, sales [...]", "Chandler", "Cleveland", "Pikes Peaks Auto, car", "tailors", "general repairing machine work".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Western Avenue See's Candy Streetcar Commercial Streets Traffic congestion City traffic Automobiles Candy industry Roadways
Time Period
1924
Place
-118.30819,34.07712 -118.30579,34.07359 -118.30738,34.07396 -118.31055,34.07302 California Chandler and Cleveland Agency Hercules Gasoline Nash Automobile Sales Ramona Inn Spanish Cafe See's Candies Los Angeles USA Western Avenue First Street
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