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Title
Olympic Boulevard, State Route 173, looking east from point 15 feet west of Catalina Street, Los Angeles County, 1940
Creator
Automobile Club of Southern California
Date Created and/or Issued
1940-04-23
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Rights Information
213-741-4486; http://www.calif.aaa.com
2601 South Figueroa Street, H-118, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3294, USA
Automobile Club of Southern California
yates.morgan@aaa-calif.com
Description
Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) of Olympic Boulevard, State Route 173, looking east from point 15 feet west of Catalina Street, Los Angeles County. Also visible are: two streetcars, pedestrians, signs, businesses, automobiles, utility poles and lines, a few trees, construction rubble on one corner, fire hydrant. Legible signs include: "Sunset Deluxe", "Rainbow"..., "Golden Eagle super [...] gasoline [...]1/2 [...]tory octane gasoline 9/10", "New Olympic Market, phone [...]ORexel9823, free delivery", ..."Meet the people [...] now! Hollywood Playhouse"..., "Alvarado [...] any seat 15¢ any time", "Coca-Cola 5¢", "meats", "Arro[...] curtain cleaners [...]89, phone [...]2386"[?], "Ben Bros. Produce, fresh fruit and vegetable!", "Drink Coca-Cola", "No parking", "S. Catalina St.", "Polly Gas", "Economy guaranteed first grade gasoline", "Tested quality foods", "Nature's Finer Flaver Brand, 'You'll say so too!', 200 varieties", "1000 blk.", "Hires"..., ..."Model Tobacco"..., "Spark p[...] chewing"..., "Car stop".
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints
photoprint : b&w
9 x 15 cm.
Identifier
acsc-m464 [Legacy record ID]
AAA-EN-40-80
http://doi.org/10.25549/acsc-m464
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/AAA-EN-40-80.jpg
Subject
Electric railroads
Signs and signboards
Roadways
Time Period
1940-04-23
Place
California State Route 173
Catalina Street
California
Los Angeles
Source
Automobile Club of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Engineering Notebook. California State Highways. Book XI. 40-80 [Call number]
Relation
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California engineering notebook photoprints, 1922-1941
acsc-m1249

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