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Title
Know Your City No.154 Angled view of front of Ebell Club, at 4400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif
Date Created and/or Issued
April 20, 1956
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 Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4675
Description
ANSWER: Although only a small portion of it was shown you should've recognized the Ebell Club, which is at 4400 Wilshire Blvd., corner of Lucerne Blvd. And we made it easy by mentioning the theater, the Wilshire Ebell Theater, which is at the rear of the premises.
The Ebell of Los Angeles is an educational and philanthropic organization founded by women in 1894. The mission is to participate in and encourage the educational, cultural and social growth of the diverse Los Angeles community. In honor of Dr.Adrian Ebell. --From Ebell of Los Angeles mission statement. Declared Historic-Cultural Monument #250 by the City of Los Angeles in 1982.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO. 154 -- This is the front of one of the city's foremost centers of culture and education. Just behind camera is busiest street in town. In its present location since 1927, it has theater in back. See Page 30, Part ll.
Type
Image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b257_95950FV
ark:/21198/zz0002t7bg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles County
Philanthropy--California--Los Angeles County
Women--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs
Landmarks
Ebell Club of Los Angeles--Buildings
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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