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 Angels Flight at the Hill Street tunnel, ca.1907. One car is near the top, the other near the bottom termanal of the Flight. Also shown is the tower and the surrounding buildings. A horse-drawn carriages move through the tunnel. About ten pedestrians are on the sidewalk and in the street. Angels Flight is on the left side of the tunnel while narrow stairs run up the right side. Streetcar rails are visible in the street in the foreground. Legible signs include: "The Hubler Apartments", "S. Hill St.", "Notice, $100.00 fine for riding, driving or propelling any vehicle faster than eight (8) miles per hour in this tunnel, see ordinance 15775"..., "Hotel"..., "Gl[...], 409", "Vegetarian Cafeteria", ..."8,000 [...] juice"..., "Furnished", ..."oe, [...]8". "Angel's Flight -- Third and Hill Street -- owned by Col. J.W. Eddy -- in 1901 he was granted a 30 year franchise -- at the expiration in 1931 he was granted a 10 year extension with 90 day notice clause"...
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, glass photonegative, b&w 25 x 20 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographs
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