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Description
Photograph of the Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905. The eight-story building towers above the streets and other buildings nearby. The first two floors are constructed of stone masonry, while the top two floors are constructed of brick. The building has a circular, tower-like corner. A street banner announces, "Pasadena floral parade and chariot races, first prize $1000.00." The street is busy with pedestrian, bicycle, horse-drawn carriage, early model car and streetcar traffic. Legible signs include: "Los Angeles Brewing Co., extra pale, on draught", "Joe Poheim the tailor", "expert watch repairing", "Alfred Benjamin's correct clothing", "James S[...] executive cloth[...]", "state bank", "Doctors Rogers and McCoy, nose and throat", "Dr. Cordin", "dentist", "Milton K. Young, law office", "Bryson Block", "T.P. Dyer, lawyer, collections", "law office, Will A. Harris".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Bryson Block Buildings Signs and signboards Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General #2 Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--General--Bryson Block
Time Period
1905
Place
California Los Angeles Spring Street & 2nd Street USA
Source
1-9-58 [Microfiche number] 5289 [Accession number] CHS-5289 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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