View is looking west on 7th from between Broadway & Hill streets. For decades, 7th Street was a thriving and busy shopping street, traversing all of the major named streets in Downtown. Some of the historical buildings pictured in this photograph are, on the left: Smith's Hotel, which was replaced in 1921 by the Loew's State Theatre; Platt Music Co., built in 1927; Ville de Paris Department Store, founded in 1850 in San Francisco by the Verdier brothers, immigrants from France. This store branch was built in 1916 by architects William J. Dodd & William Richards; and at the far left is the John Brockman Building, built in 1911 by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, it was one of the first reinforced concrete and steel buildings, and with 12 stories, it was also one of the tallest in Los Angeles. And pictured on the right side: B.H. Dyas Co. Department Store with an American flag hanging from the building. This sporting and dry goods store took over the original Ville de Paris Department Store. Looking down at street-level, numerous cars, trolleys, and pedestrians can be seen bustling along. Photo dated: 1917.
Smith's Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Platt Music Company (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ville de Paris (Department store : Los Angeles, Calif.) Brockman Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) B. H. Dyas Co. (Department store) Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Department stores--California--Los Angeles Buildings--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Dodd, William J.,1862-1930 Dyas, Bernal Hubert,1884-1959 Richards, William,1871-1945 Barnett, Haynes & Barnett
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