Artist's rendering of a portion of a block on the west side of Broadway, between Second and Third Streets, showing commerical buildings and pedestrian traffic
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Description
Photograph of an artist's rendering of a portion of a block on the west side of Broadway, between Second and Third Streets, showing commerical buildings and pedestrian traffic, [s.d.]. A block of commercial buildings, designed in the Second Empire style of architecture, is depicted in detail, with the row of buildings crossing the center of the image. Each building is four stories tall and its front contains many windows the building at the right edge of the picture is more ornate, with gabled windows and a turret at its outer edge. The bulidings are fronted by a paved sidewalk, which is occupied by pedestrian traffic. The edge of another block can be seen at the rightmost edge of the image, while horse-drawn carriages line Broadway. The names of the doctor and attorneys whose businesses are represented in the image are printed along the bottom of the image, and the name "Elstner-Morehouse Pub.Co" is written just below the sidewalk in the right of the image. Compares to CHS-4309, a photograph of the same block. Legible signs, from left to right, include: "Los Angeles Furniture Co", "Dr. Fuller Eye, Ear, Throat & Lungs", "Ville de Paris", "Jno.S Chapman. Atty. At Law", "T. Frank McGrath Wallpaper", "C.E. Decamp Builders Indemnity Co", "Lynn Helm Atty. At Law", "Pacific Coast Home Supply Association", "City of London Lace Curtains, Draperies", "Green & Willis Embroideries Laces Etc. Infant Goods. Modes", "Youn Mens Christian Assn", "W.M.Gar & Co. Real Estate", "George S. Hupp Atty At Law", "Otto C. Sens Merchant Tailor", "Cal-Bank Building", "Gordon & Conrey Atty At Law", "Union Central Life Ins. Co", "Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn of New York", and "Bank".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs art
Los Angeles--Streets--Broadway--2nd to 3rd Los Angeles Furniture Company Pacific Coast Home Supply Association Union Central Life Insurance Company Ville De Paris Young Mens Christian Association Streets Stores, Retail Buildings Commercial sites
Place
Broadway between Second Street & Third Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
1-2-153 [Microfiche number] 31265 [Accession number] CHS-31265 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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