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Title
Pico House and Merced Theatre
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;
Creator
Harris, L. Mildred
Date Created and/or Issued
1958
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.
The Pico House is listed as a California Historical Landmark No. 159 and National Historic Landmark NPS-72000231.; Ezra F. Kysor designed the Italianate Merced Theatre, built in 1870 by William Abbott and named for his wife. It opened on January 30, 1871 and is the oldest surviving theater in Los Angeles.
Looking across Main Street towards the Pico House and the Merced Theatre. Dated January 4, 1958.
Type
image
Format
1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm.
Photographic color slides
Identifier
00110088
L. Mildred Harris Slide Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection;
GPC_b94_f1_i144
CARL0005462372
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/123955
Subject
Pico House (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Merced Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Theaters--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
Lampposts--California--Los Angeles
Electric lines--California--Los Angeles
Electric lines--Poles and towers
Plazas--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles
Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Italian influences
California Historical Landmarks
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Main Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.)
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Slides
Kysor, Ezra F
Time Period
1951-1960

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