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 an exterior view of the Pacific Electric Building on the corner of Sixth Street and Main Street, ca.1910-1919. The eight-story building is at center and is large and rectangular. All eight of its stories have rows of rectangular windows, and the top floor has arched windows as well. The corner of another large building can be seen in the foreground at left. On the street at the base of the Pacific Electric Building, several early model automobiles are visible. Many pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks. Legible signs include, "[?]man Shoes", "American Express Company", "P. E. Aseptic Barber Shop", "Cigars", "A. B. Greenwald Cigar Co.", "The American Drug Co.", "Pacific Electric Ry Main Passenger Station", and "Coca Cola".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles--Streets--6th Street #2 Los Angeles--Streets--Main Street--South of 6th Pacific Electric Railroad Building American Express Company Streets Electric railroads Buildings
Time Period
circa 1910/1919
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street USA
Source
1-6-156 [Microfiche number] 14462 [Accession number] CHS-14462 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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