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Title
Merced Theatre, Main Street
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Reagh, William
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1920
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
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.; The Pico House is California Historic Landmark #159.
Exterior view of front of the Merced Theatre. Neighboring businesses can be seen, a grocer at 424 N. Main and the Camas Nuevas restaurant.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00015405
William Reagh Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
S-006-952 8x10
CARL0000004254
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/124817
Subject
Merced Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Pico House (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Theaters--California--Los Angeles
Restaurants--California--Los Angeles
Grocery stores--California--Los Angeles
Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Los Angeles
California Historical Landmarks
Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Italian influences
Main Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Kysor, Ezra F

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