Spring Street facade and entrance to the Arcade Building, located at 540 South Broadway. The Owl Drugs is near the entrance. Designed by Kenneth MacDonald and built in 1924, the Mercantile Arcade Building consists of two twelve-story towers connected by a three-story shopping arcade.
Owl Drug Company Broadway-Spring Arcade Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Works Progress Administration Collection photographs Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) MacDonald, Kenneth
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