Title supplied by cataloger. View is of Wilshire Boulevard, looking northwest near Alvarado Street. This photograph was taken prior to the Wilshire construction, and shows light traffic flowing along the street. Visible in the distance are the Asbury Apartments, designed by Norman W. Alpaugh & Clarence H. Russel in 1924; and the Elks Building, designed by Curlett and Beelman and built between 1923-1924, it would later be called the Park Plaza Hotel. Photograph dated October 1, 1936.; One of two photographs documenting the site. For a later view, see image #00092833.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Elks (Fraternal order).--Lodge No. 99 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Asbury Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.) Streets--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Los Angeles Apartment hotels--California--Los Angeles Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles Gothic revival (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Hotels--California--Los Angeles Alpaugh, Norman P Russel, Clarence H Westlake (Los Angeles, Calif.) MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Curlett & Beelman
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