Skip to main content

Image / Foster and Kleiser Company plant

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Foster and Kleiser Company plant
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Date Created and/or Issued
1967
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
In 1918, the Foster and Kleiser Los Angeles Branch opened at 230 S. San Pedro Street near Civic Center; in 1920, the plant moved to the location seen here.; The Foster and Kleiser plant structures and some neighboring ones have since been demolished. In 2007, West Adams Preparatory High School opened on the site of the former plant.
Aerial photograph showing the Foster and Kleiser Company plant, located at 1550 W. Washington Blvd. (running diagonally from upper left to right) at Vermont Avenue (upper left); view is looking northwest. Photograph dated May 6, 1967.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00104498
Blackstock Negative Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b48_f2_i24
CARL0005224978
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/117431
Subject
Foster and Kleiser Company
Lyon Van and Storage
Billboards--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Trucks--California--Los Angeles
Parking lots--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Streets--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Industrial facilities--California--Los Angeles
Storage and moving trade--California--Los Angeles
Commercial buildings--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Stores & shops--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Warehouses--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Electric lines--Poles and towers
Lost architecture--California--West Adams (Los Angeles)
Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
West Adams (Los Angeles, Calif.)
West Adams (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Aerial views
Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs
Blackstock Collection photographs
Aerial photographs

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: