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 an aerial view of Los Angeles, looking southwest near Rosewood Street and Madison Street, 1939. Dozens of large, paved streets form a rough grid that spans the entire image. Hundreds of small buildings line the roads, and trees can be seen among the structures. Parks can be seen in the foreground at center and in the background at left. Additional information: The photograph features the following buildings and structures: Rainbow Gardens (aka Palomar Dancing and Dining), Bimini Hot Springs (aka Bimini Baths), The Rayfield Apartments, Belmont Theatre, Virgil Middle School, The Frestonya Apartments, The Dicksboro Apartments, Alexandria Avenue Elementary School, Dayton Heights Elementary School.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--General views--Aerial (1930) Views Cities
Time Period
1939-08-24
Place
California Los Angeles Rainbow Gardens (aka Palomar Dancing and Dining) Bimini Hot Springs (aka Bimini Baths) The Rayfield Apartments Belmont Theatre Virgil Middle School The Frestonya Apartments The Dicksboro Apartments Alexandria Avenue Elementary School Dayton Heights Elementary School Rosewood Street Madison Street USA
Source
41603 [Accession number] CHS-41603 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] unidentified no: Spence E-9751-20-C [Identifying number]
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