Title supplied by cataloger.; Photographic print is included with negative.; Photographs taken as part of a building survey which includes a narrative report. The Roma Hotel located at 508 South Main Street was constructed in 1904 by Fred L. and Frank M. Lee. The ground floor appears to have been used originally as retail and office space with lodging on the upper floors. The Charnock Block/Pershing Hotel is located at 500 South Main Street at the corner of South Main and East 5th Streets. The Charnock Block was constructed in two phases, first in 1889 with a long rectangular plan built on the lot that faces 5th Street and then in 1907 with an addition on the next lot to the south. In 1923, the Charnock Block became known as the Pershing Hotel and is a rare example of Late Victorian era commercial architecture and Second Empire style. In 1989, both the Roma and Charnock Block/Pershing Hotel underwent major renovation, replacing storefronts, remodeling the ground floors and reconfiguring the third floor to create common area space, joining the two buildings together. Both buildings have been identified as contributing buildings to the 5th - Main Street Commercial Historic District which was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Interior view of a third floor room in the Charnock Block/Pershing Hotel, looking north.
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 10 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Charnock Block (Los Angeles, Calif.) Pershing Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Architecture--California--Los Angeles--French influences Architecture, Victorian--California--Los Angeles Decoration and ornament--Second Empire style Interiors--California--Los Angeles Windows--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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