CALTRANS demolition, 1st street and Main in Downtown Los Angeles. A couple of Cleveland Bros. brand backhoes can be seen piling up the demolished building debris. A backhoe is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm (also called a stick or dipper). John's Burger stand sits intact on the corner of the lot. Photo dated: August 16, 2005.
California.--Department of Transportation Cleveland Brothers John's Burgers (Los Angeles, Calif.) Buildings--California--Los Angeles Wrecking--California--Los Angeles Backhoes--California--Los Angeles Gary Leonard Collection photographs
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