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 a view of Main Street looking north from 4th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1924. The street is busy with pedestrian, automobile and streetcar traffic. Prominent buildings are the Van Nuys Hotel (at left), Hotel Westminister (at right), and the [...] National Bank building (at left). The bank building features Greek-like architecture while the other buildings along the street are more contemporary. Further down the street, directly above traffic hangs a sign that reads: "Stop". Other legible signs include: on a cable car "Sierra Madre, 716", license plates on vehicles "1-109-186, 644-544", street signs "vehicles must not stnad between here and next corner, ordinance no. 2[...]51 no parking in loading zone, 45 minute parking 7 A.M to 4 P.M., no parking 4 to 6:15 P.M., Auto Club, So. Cal", "Geng Seng", "original [Fo]llies, [...]pin & Fargo presents [...] comedy [...] girls [...] everything", "books", "[...]ggins building, absolutely fire proof [sic]", "eat", "soda, drugs, cigars", "tap room buffet", "trunks as low as [...]", on a theatre building "Robert Elliot in [...]an and Wife, [...]d[..]lle".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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