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Construction on the Pacific Electric Subway Terminal Building on Hill Street, Los Angeles, 1925

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Title: Construction on the Pacific Electric Subway Terminal Building on Hill Street, Los Angeles, 1925
Date Created and/or Issued: November 21, 1925
1925-11-21
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Description: Under construction, the subway terminal building at 417 South Hill Street near Pershing Square. The station served passengers boarding trains for the west and north through a shortcut tunnel, known as the Hollywood Subway, under Bunker Hill. Photo appears with the article "METROPOLITAN FEATURES: How Subway Will Absorb Downtown Traffic Pressure PACIFIC ELECTRIC'S TUNNEL ROUTE ALSO WILL SHORTEN THE DISTANCE OF COMMUTERS FROM BUSINESS DISTRICT," Park, Joseph N., Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 1925: C23.
Text from negative sleeve: Pacific Electric R.R. Building.
Text from newspaper caption: The terminal building nearing completion
Handwritten on negative: New P.E. Bldg.
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3720_G3575
ark:/21198/zz0002pkn5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Landmarks
Street-railroad stations--California--Los Angeles
Business
Environment
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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