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 Central Park, the oldest park in Los Angeles, ca.1880. Bordered by Olive Street, 5th Street, 6th Street, and Hill Street, the park is fenced in with a low picket fence and surrounded by short trees. Several larger trees and small bushes are also planted within the park which later became known as Pershing Square after Gen. John J. Pershing. There is a large concrete area in the middle of the park, and several concrete walkways connect the center to the edges. On the blocks adjacent to the park mostly residential-type buildings can be seen, along with a one-story house in the foreground and a handful of larger two-story houses in the background. The words "Pershing Square" appear at top in the transparency, presumably added several years after the picture was taken in about 1880 since the park was not known as Pershing Square until Armistice Day, 1918.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w 26 x 21 cm. transparencies photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
