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 looking south on Hope Street from Wilshire, showing the Victoria Hotel and YMCA, 1960. An intersection can be seen to the right of center with pedestrians crossing the street and automobiles on the road. A parking lot can be seen at left in front of a tall building. Other tall buildings with flat roofs can be seen at right, while the tops of automobiles can be seen in the extreme foreground. Signs from left to right include, "[...]mond's. Seventh Street. [...] Men, Women and Boys. [...]mond's", "Entrance", "YMCA", "Victoria Hotel", "Carp", "Hope St.", "[...]aris! Air [F]rance", "30", "Alan's Deli-Grill". The Victoria Hotel is located at 703 W. 7th and Hope, Los Angeles while the YMCA is located at 818 W. 7th Street. Gift: Foster + Kleiser.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 10 x 13 cm. photographic prints photographs
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