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 birdseye view of the construction of City Garage in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1951. The park is at center and is being torn up by a steam shovel in the foreground at right. Several palm trees can be seen at center, and four wide dirt paths lead from the corners of the park to the center. Various construction supplies, including lumber and pipe segments, can be seen scattered throughout the park. Several automobiles are parked at left. Tall buildings and paved streets encircle the park in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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