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Birdseye view of Broadway looking north from Eighth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1913
Photograph of a birdseye view of Broadway looking north from Eighth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1913. Automobiles are parked along the curb. A few cars and fewer horse-drawn wagons and carriages share the street with 2 streetcars. American flags fly from several buildings including the roof of the 12-story block building (Los Angeles Investment Building (later Chapman Building) and Morosco Theatre) at center. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks. A clock (8:58) stands on the sidewalk at left. Legible signs include: banner hung across street "Pastor Russell, Temple Auditorium, Friday, June 13th, 8pm", streetcars "Pico Heights", "West 11th St.", "Pantages, unequaled vaudeville, American artists, popular matinees", "Walter P. Story Building", "Mullen & Blu[...] clothing", "644, 646, California Furniture Company", "Lyon-McKinney Smith Co.", "Morosco Theatre", "Garrick Theatre", "Broadway"..., "Model lu[...] [...]oom", "Colburn's [...] furriers", "Benham Company, Navajo rugs, art leather, woven baskets, souvenirs", "Special sale on all goods this month"..., ..."special prices"..., "Indian Room", "For rent"..., "Mirhan & Co., oriental rugs", ..."tern Outfitting Company, adjoining Pacific Electric [...], Furniture Co"..., ..."rug store", ..."avnow's", "Ca"..., "Hotel entrance", ..."814, Victor Shop, 814, talking machines, records, supplies", "Musical Record Company", "Vehicles must not [...] here and next corner", "Dr. Beebe", "Harry B. Goodman Co.", "Law office, Powers, Marioneaux & Lady", "Emma M. Carson, M.D., physician & surgeon", "Dr. F.M. Hunt, dentist", "Guy [...]ly, M.D."..., "T.H. Unland, dentist", "Devoline Institute, Dr. Francis Percival, Devoline [Oxyoline?] specialist", "San Francisco Life".
Call number: CHS-2472
Legacy record ID: chs-m139; USC-1-1-1-143
Filename: CHS-2472
Coverage date: circa 1913-06
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Type: images
Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 2472
Microfiche number: 1-2-31
Archival file: chs_Volume24/CHS-2472.tiff
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic subject (country): USA
Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 25 x 20 cm.
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Subject (adlf): buildings
Project: USC
Repository email: specol@usc.edu
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Date created: circa 1913-06
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs
Geographic subject (state): California
Subject (file heading): Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 7th to 8th; Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General
Format: glass plate negatives
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles
Geographic subject (roadway): Broadway
Subject (lcsh): Streets; Theaters; Stores, Retail
Subject: Morosco Theater; Garrick Theater; Chapman Building
Date circa 1913
date QS:P,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
-06 (date created)
Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/1830
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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