Title supplied by cataloger. View of 7th Street, west from Hill Street. The prominent building on the right corner is the Pantages Theatre; its large marquee is advertising the Ritz Brothers movie "Marriage License". The theater was designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca, and opened on August 16, 1920. Directly behind the Pantages is the Los Angeles Athletic Club, built in 1911 by Parkinson & Bergstrom. This building was notable at the time for being the first in Southern California to have a swimming pool on an upper floor. Other historical buildings visible in this photograph are: The Brack Shops, built in 1914; Union Oil Building and Roosevelt Building, both built in 1922 by Curlett & Beelman; the Real Estate Building; and The Brockman Building, built in 1911 by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett. Crowds of people and numerous cars and trolleys can be seen lining the streets and sidewalks.
Brack Shops (Los Angeles, Calif.) Brockman Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Athletic Club Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Real Estate (Los Angeles, Calif.) Roosevelt Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Union Oil Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Marriage License (Motion picture) Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles Marquees--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles Electric railroads--Cars--California--Los Angeles Theaters--California--Los Angeles Cityscape photographs Bergstrom, G. E.(George Edwin),1876-1955 Parkinson, John,1861-1935 Priteca, B. Marcus(Bernard Marcus) Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Seventh Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Barnett, Haynes & Barnett Curlett & Beelman
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