View of the street and storefronts on North Main Street in Los Angeles, California, with signs including "B.F. Coulter" (listed in the Los Angeles city directory at 30-32 Main Street), "Candy Factory," "Grand Central Hotel" (38-42 Main Street), "Grand Central Saloon," "Chop House," "Bank of Los Angeles," "44 C.H. Bush, watchmaker-jeweler" and "St. Charles Hotel." The Baker Block building with tower (at the corner of Main Street and Arcadia Street) is seen at left end of image. "3131 St. Charles and Grand Centrel Hotels, L. A." and "Payne, Stanton & Co. Los Angeles, Cal."--text in margins. Title transcribed from item. Date approximated by cataloger based on general history of area; the Hotel Clarendon was renamed the "St. Charles" in 1875 and an electric street light (not pictured) was installed in front of the St. Charles Hotel in 1882.
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