Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a northward view of Hill Street from the roof of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building, February 1932. Hill Street runs from the foreground at left to the background at right. It is a wide paved road with a set of streetcar tracks in the middle and large buildings on both sides. A gas station and a parking lot can be seen in the foreground at center. A row of mountains can be seen across the image in the background. Many early-model automobiles can be seen on the roads. Legible signs include, from left: "Strength Bros. Overalls", "Handy Auto Park", "Pacific Desk Company 1031 W. Hill Street WE 3494 Est. 1912 T. F. Pierce, Pres.", "Stillwell Fireproof Hotel", "Insurance Exchange Building", "Belasco Theatre Now Playing Legitimate Drama", "A.S. Aloe Co.", "May Co.", and "Western Pacific Building".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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