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 exterior views of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, and the Amestoy Building at 202 North Main Street, ca.1935. The U.S. Hotel (1862-1939) is the three-story Victorian-style building to the right, visible from across Main Street, wedged between various commercial shop fronts. It was one of the first hotels in the city. The Amestoy (1887-1958) is the second Victorian-style building to the left (north, across Market Street), with a sign that says "Leighton" over its entrance. Both of the Victorian buildings feature corner oriel windows extending from their second to third levels, as well as towers. The U.S. Hotel has a small octogonal turret at one corner, and a taller square turret and cupola at the other. The Amestoy has a octogonal turret and cupola. Automobiles are parked along the sidewalk. Legible signs from left to right include: "Viciour's", "Ojos Tapatios", "Leighton Restaurant", "U.S. Hotel and Buffet Lunch. Max Vogel, prop.", "Provident Loan Association 706 S. Hill Street", "Shoe Store. Shoes for the entire family", and "New Palace Cafe".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--General Streets Hotels, taverns, etc Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc U.S. Hotel Amestoy Building Newe Palace Cafe Buildings
Time Period
circa 1935
Place
170 North Main Street 202 North Main Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
12631 [Accession number] CHS-12631 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
