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Description
Photograph of a view of Broadway looking south from Ninth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1926. Automobiles drive through the center of the wide street, as well as park on either side of it. To the right, the Western Pacific Building at 1031 South Broadway is visible above the shorter buildings in front of it, in which is included the Gilbert Thayer Auditorium. Legible signs include: "California Gas Co.", "The New Studebaker / Paul C. Hoffman Co.", "We Sell Homes [...]", "Rooms", "L.A. Chiropractic", "Chamber of Commerce", "Garage", "Auto Park 20¢", "Stop" and "Examine". Picture file card reads: "See duplicate #6374".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Gilbert Thayer Auditorium Los Angeles--Streets--Broadway--9th to Olympic Stores, Retail Auditoriums Roadways
Time Period
1921/1931
Place
-118.25602,34.04139 -118.25609,34.04114 -118.2581,34.03974 -118.25633,34.04124 1031 South Broadway California Gas Company Chamber of Commerce Gilbert Thayer Auditorium Western Pacific Building California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles USA
Source
1-2-103 [Microfiche number] 6773 [Accession number] CHS-6773 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-65 [Identifying number]
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