Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The Philharmonic Auditorium (upper left) was later demolished and replaced with a parking lot. The First German Methodist Church, a Googie coffee shop, and San Carlos Hotel (upper right) were later demolished and replaced with the headquarters for the Southern California Gas Company. Spectators look down Olive Street towards Pershing Square to see all of the wreckage caused by a semi-trailer truck that lost control. Driver Kenny Bus, 28, of Thousand Oaks, was driving at 7 a.m. when the brakes on his truck failed. He struck a light pole (center), set a Chevrolet Maverick afire (left), plowed into five taxis, and ultimately landed on one of the ramps heading down into the Pershing Square parking garage. Photograph dated July 31, 1980.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
First German United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) San Carlos Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Maverick automobile Debris--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Church buildings--California--Los Angeles Methodist church buildings--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Olive Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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