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 panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking north on Broadway and Main Street and east on Fourth Street from the Los Angeles Railway Building, ca.1931. At left, a tall brick building can be seen in the foreground. A wide paved street crowded with cars can be seen at left as well, along with the massive Texaco building. Several more tall buildings can be seen at center, and another wide street can be seen in the foreground. Two similar-looking buildings are visible in the distance at center. At right, several warehouses can be seen, and the smokestacks of factories are visible in the distance. In the foreground at right is a crowded parking lot. Legible signs include, from left to right, "May Co. Public Garage Day & Night Parking Washing Polishing and Greasing", "Help the Unemployed Midnite Shows", "California vs. Florida UCLA Florida Thanksgiving Nov. 26 L.A. Coliseum", "Wallace Berry Champ", "Nine-three-nine S. Broadway Building being modernized for occupancy of large business organizations For lease inquire office of building", "United Artists", "Texaco", "L.L Burns Bldg", "Western Costume Co. Ltd", "Radio Supply Co.", "Southern California Gas Company Dependable Service Gas", "Radio Corner", "W.P. Fuller & Co. Manufacturers Paints for Every Person Varnishes Brushes Glass", "Rives Strong Building", "Absolutely Fireproof", "Safe Deposit Boxes", "Karamazov", "The Houses of Color Acme Quality Paint", "Acme White Lead and Color Works", "C.D. Smith The Sign Man", "The Preston Apartments Single Rooms", "Garage Parking", "Wholesale Furniture for Hotels and Apartment Houses Carpets Linens Bedding Draperies Contract Furnishers", "Allied Wholesale Furniture", "Now Open to the Public", "Re-Possessed Furniture", "For Lease Light Lofts", "California Importing & Jobbing Co.", "Inside Parking", and "The Jumbo Equipment Co."
Type
image
Format
12 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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