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 Los Angeles looking southeast from the Chamber of Commerce building, March 1934. Many large, low buildings are visible. In the background at left, the front of a Gothic-style building can be seen, while a large parking lot can be seen in the foreground at right. A cylindrical water tower can be seen on the roof of a tall, flat-roofed office building at center. The city sprawls into the distance across the entire image. Legible signs include, from left: "Tires for Less", "12th Street Garage", "Union Oil Products", "24 Hour Service", "J. Hauser Parking", "Illustrated Daily News", "Renton Motor Cars", "Walter's Auto Supply & Hardware Co.", "F.W. Braun Bldg. Lofts Offices Fireproofed Sprinklered Printers Manufacturers Jobbers", "California Auto Exchange Used Cars", "Hotel James", "White House Auto Supply", "Schultz & Co.", "Auto Paint", "Tires Tubes", "The Clearing House", "Road Race" and "Auto Truck Furniture".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, transparency, b&w 13 x 17 cm. negatives (photographic) transparencies photographs
12th Street Garage Automobiles--Maintenance and repair Los Angeles--General views--C of C (General) Los Angeles--General views--C of C (Aerials, wide panoramas) Cities
Time Period
1934-03-01
Place
12th Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
35280 [Accession number] CHS-35280 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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