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 buildings and traffic at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Avenue, Hollywood, 1930. Early automobiles can be seen on a wide paved road from the left foreground to the right background. Three six-story buildings can be seen on the left side of the street, while smaller buildings line the street at right. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalk at right. Photonegative sleeve reads, "Comparative negatives. 1901-1930. Copied September 1930". Legible signs from left include, "[Se]curity Firs[t] National Bank", "Security Trust & Savings Bank", "B.H. Days", "John's Cafe Open All Night", "Dentist", "Painle[...]", "Oh Say Get Your Dinner Here Best In Town 50 Cents", "Hollywood Cut Rate Market Meats Delicatessen".
Type
image
Format
2 photograph : photonegatives, b&w 13 x 18 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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