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 the Wilshire Boulevard Causeway grand opening, showing Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), 1934. The causeway is shown at center, curving right along the edge of the the park. In the foreground, a string of banners can be seen hung between two street lamps. Farther in the foreground, automobiles make their way along a street running perpendicular. In the background, highrise buildings can be seen, including one with a sign that reads "West Coast Westlake Theater".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Wilshire Boulevard (3 of 3) Streets Parks Causeways West Coast Westlake Theatre Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Roadways
Time Period
1934
Place
California Los Angeles USA Wilshire Boulevard
Source
36079 [Accession number] CHS-36079 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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