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Title
Macy Street Underpass view 8
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection;
Contributor
1
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1937
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
The Macy Street Underpass began construction in 1931 by the City of Los Angeles and headed by architect Merrill Butler. The structure is a closed-spandrel reinforced concrete elliptical arch with earth fill. During his career at the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering that spanned four decades, Merrill Butler (1891-1963) supervised the construction of over 200 bridges, fifteen of which have been determined eligible for National Register of Historic Places.
View of construction workers pouring concrete into the rebar forms of the Macy Street Bridge. Eagle Hay and Grain Company Inc. can be seen in the background to the right, with several other buildings and residences farther back down the street. The Macy Street Underpass is located at E. Cesar Chavez Avenue and N. Vignes Street. See images 000323655 through 00032367; 00107305 through 00107311, and 00107324 through 00107328 for additional photos in this series. Photograph circa 1937.
Type
image
Format
1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00107311
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
S-001-101.8 8x10
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/133933
Subject
Bridges--Design and construction
Bridges
Underpasses
Construction projects
Construction
Concrete construction--Formwork
Concrete
Steel framing (Building)
Construction workers
Construction industry
Building construction
Building sites
Building materials
Buildings
Dwellings
Trucks
Cement
Streets
Men
Macy Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Butler, Merrill
Time Period
1930-1939

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