Aerial view of the Statler Hilton where many of the delegates stayed for the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Parking lots take up almost half of the urban space in this view. The Gates Hotel is bottom left. The Cadillac dealership is on the upper right, next to the Harbor Freeway. Photo caption reads: This view shows the Statler Hilton and the Wilshire blvd.-Harbor Freeway area. Many of the delegates will be quartered at the Statler. J. Leonard Reinsch, convention manager, said, "No delegate will be more then 20 minutes from the convention area". Photograph dated: July 24, 1960.
Statler Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gates Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Rex Arms (Los Angeles, Calif.) Democratic National Convention--(1960 :--Los Angeles, Calif.) Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Political conventions--California--Los Angeles Parking lots--California--Los Angeles Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Interstate 110--Aerial views Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Aerial photographs
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