View circa 1870s of Commercial Street, looking east from Main Street. The two-story White House Hotel is seen at far right on the southeast corner of Commercial and Los Angeles Streets. At left is the first two-story building built in Los Angeles, by I.W. Hellman in 1870. Ducommun Hardware is at the first left-hand corner. This was the business center of Los Angeles at the time. Horse-drawn carriages are in the unpaved street.
White House Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ducommun Hardware (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Horse-drawn vehicles--California--Los Angeles Hellman, Isaias W.--(Isaias William),--1842-1920 Los Angeles (Calif.)
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