Four locations for Coulter's Dry Goods Company showing the company's early history. Upper left, 1878 - 1879 Downey Block: Exterior of the first store, a 19 x 39 feet space, corner of Temple and Spring Sts. The sign over the entrance states B. F. Coulter. Upper right, 1879 - 1883 Baker Block: Exterior of Coulter's at 332-334 N. Main St. Lower left, 1878 - 1898 Second & Spring: Coulter's at the Hollenbeck Block in a two-story building with bay windows and a cupola. The sign above the store reads "B. F. Coulter, Proprietor". A street car is in front of the building and a horse and buggy stands at the curb. A multi-tiered utility pole is on the corner. Lower right, 1898 - 1905 317-325 S. Broadway: The front of Coulter's in the ground floor of the Laughlin Building. Photos dated: Between 1878 and 1898.
Coulter's Dry Goods Company Downey Block (Los Angeles, Calif.) Baker Block (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollenbeck Block (Los Angeles, Calif.) Homer Laughlin Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Department stores--California--Los Angeles Storefronts--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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