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 downtown Los Angeles taken just above 12th Street, looking north up Broadway, ca.1921-1927. Skyscrapers fill the scene as automobiles and streetcars navigate the roads below. The scaffolding of a building in progress is visible in the lower left corner, while the Western Auto Supply building is visible at center. Other legible signs include: "Blackstone's", "Majestic Theatre", "The Gould Hat & Frame Co.", and "Easter Outfitting Co.". See CHS-7094. Photo depicts an 1878 lithograph of the same region. Visible in the photograph: Broadway and Broadway Place diverge south of 10th Street (behind Western Auto Supply sign) Spring Street and Main Street converge at 9th Street (middle right) The County Hall of Records is visible in the distance, at the top right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--Unidentified Los Angeles--General views--Aerial (1920) Streets Cities
Time Period
1921/1927
Place
-118.24261,34.05562 -118.2499,34.04359 -118.25706,34.03973 -118.25337,34.04865 12th Street Main Street South Broadway & West 9th Street 11th Street California Chamber Of Commerce Eastern Outfitting Company Examiner Building Western Auto Supply Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles USA
Source
1-2-125; 1-9-160 [Microfiche number] 7152 [Accession number] CHS-7152 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-72 [Identifying number]
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