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Title
"Eighth and Broadway, looking North, Los Angeles, Cal."
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1915
Contributing Institution
Palos Verdes Library District
Collection
Postcard and Ephemera Collection
Rights Information
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Hand-colored postcard image shows view looking north up Broadway across Eighth Street, with the 12-story Los Angeles Investment Building (later the Chapman Building and Morosco Theatre) at right, and the Barker Bros. furniture building further up Broadway. The Garrick Theater, demolished in 1927, is visible in the lower right corner. Streetcars and automobiles are visible along Broadway, with pedestrians filling the sidewalks. Split-back postcard printed with "Published by VAN ORNUM, COLORPRINT CO., LOS ANGELES, CAL." and "413"
Type
image
Format
1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Identifier
pvld:2413
bar code: 000034124
Subject
Los Angeles--Streets--Broadway
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Time Period
1911-1920
Place
Los Angeles Investment Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Broadway (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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