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Title
Unidentified intersection showing the Broadway Hollywood Plaza
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of an unidentified intersection showing the Broadway Hollywood Plaza, [s.d.]. The paved intersection can be seen in the foreground at left. Tall buildings line the street on both sides as it heads into the distance at center. Many early automobiles can be seen parked along the sides of the roads, and pedestrians are visible as they traverse the street at center. A line of low hills can be seen in the background at center.
Legible signs include, from left: "Studio Open Thurs Feb. 13th", "Strauss Shoes Bootery", "March of Time Studio Theatre", "Savoy Auto Park", "The Broadway Hollywood Plaza", "Taft Bldg", "Free Parking", "Money to Loan", "Greasing Washing Tire", and "Standard Ethyl Gasoline".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
17 x 13 cm.
transparencies
photographs
Identifier
chs-m21174 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35241
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m21174
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35241.jpg
Subject
Streets
Automobiles
Taft Market
Los Angeles--Streets--Western Avenue
Roadways
Place
California
Hollywood
Los Angeles
USA
Source
35241 [Accession number]
CHS-35241 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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