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 Brand Boulevard looking north from Security Bank in Glendale, California, 1924. The four-lane boulevard cuts from left to right through the center of the image, poles for the support of cable-cars placed at regular intervals along its center. High-rise commercial buildings line the car-filled street to either side, with automobiles parked along the sidewalk. Mountains are visible in the background. Legible signs on the left side of the street include: "Jeweler / Diamonds / Arthur M. Dallern(?)", "T. D. & L. Theatre", "Mary Philbin in 'Fools Highway' from Owen Kildare's Novel 'My Marie Rose'. It's Great.'", "Sun Drugs / Lunch Candy Soda", "Lewis Jewelry Co.", "Lawson Building", "S.H. Kress & Co. 5-10-25 cent store", "Pelton and Levee Inc. / Roofing Lumber Paints / Rock Sand Wallboard Cement [...] Woodlath Plaster Lime Metallath", "J.W. [...] Real Estate Insurance", "Pianos", "Castle Apt's / Stop and Shop [...]", "Wilson-Bell H'dw", "Shoes", "Fuller Company [...] Glass [...]", "Hardware Company", "Department Store", "[...]ibrand Apartments", "Delicatessen", "Drugs" and "Sam Seelig [...]". Signs to the right side include: "Central Hotel", "Pearl Keller School of Dancing and Dramatic Art", "Merino Tailors", and "Royal Furniture Co."
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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