Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated September 1, 1936 reads, "With the walls ripped and shattered, an apartment building at Lexington and Western avenues, in Hollywood, is shown today after a gas blast that injured one man, possibly fatally. The blast came with a roar that nearby residents said sounded like a naval gun. It knocked out a wall section and cracked other walls. The injured man, Smith Alvin, Negro janitor, was in the basement when the explosion occurred and suffered severe burns. Doors and windows were blown out. It is believed that blast came from gas from a furnace."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;27 x 35 cm. on sheet 28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Buildings--Blast effects--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Apartments--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Explosions--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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