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 a view of Broadway looking north from 3rd Street, Los Angeles, ca.1924. On the northeast corner is United Cigars, a store with a sign advertising Tareyton Cigarettes. Street cars and automobiles are seen, as well as pedestrians. Legible signs include: "United Cigars, Tareyton cigarettes, 20 for 25¢", "College boot shop", "[...] millinery, coats, suits, dresses", "right or left, city ord.", "White House", "[...]ening [...]press [...]ilding", "T. Scott Co., womens and children's outfitters", "Scotts Dept. Store", "Leader", "furniture", "The Western", "California, public service bldg., water, power, light, city of Los Angeles", "L.A. Pressed Bricks Co.", "Chamber of Commerce", "W. Third Street", "[...] Tailoring Co., as I live, I grow", "258, men's furnishings", "Dr. Patterson, dentist, open Sundays 9 to 12". According to Ms. Barbara Dace, a USCDL patron, "The "College Boot Shop" was run by Warren B. Dace (who would become Warren B. Dace, Sr. in 1925) and Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Dace continued to run a shoe shop downtown until the 1960's". The photograph features the following buildings and structures (some require zooming): Right side -- Rindge Building (built 1902), building at right, at the north-east corner of Broadway and 3rd Street Hosfield Building, just north of Rindge Building Third City Hall (1888-1928), its tower visible, just north of Hosfield Chamber of Commerce Building can be seen between 1st and 2nd Streets Third Los Angeles Times Building (1912-1938) is visible at the north-east corner with 1st Street. Left side -- Fred J. Byrne Building (built circa 1895) can be seen at immediate left Los Angeles Evening Express Building, 2nd north of the Fred J. Byrne building, with the advertisement on its side Harris Newmark Building (aka Music and Art Building), 3rd north Bicknell Building (1892-1950s), 4th north B.F. Coulter Building, 5th north Municipal Water and Power Building, 6th north California Building (Broadway and 2nd Street), 7th north, at south-west corner with 2nd Street C.H. Frost Building (built in 1898), north-west corner with 2nd Street Roanoke Building (built in 1886), 2nd north of the Frost building Tajo Building (1894-1938), north-west corner with 1st Street Women's Christian Temperance Union Building (built in 1889), north-west corner with Temple Street Hotel Alhambra can be seen between Temple and California Streets Broadway Tunnel (1901-1949) is visible with diagonal stairway.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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