Exterior view of Ralphs Market and parking lot on opening day at Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road, April 25th, 1942

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Title	Exterior view of Ralphs Market and parking lot on opening day at Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road, April 25th, 1942
Description	Photograph of the exterior view of Ralphs Market and parking lot on opening day at Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road, April 25th 1942. This warehouse-sized, light-colored, art deco building at center has two large "Ralph's" signs in the front of the building, right of center. The parking lot extends from the front of the building along the left side, and is full of at least forty-two vehicles. Ten of which line the side of the building, another seventeen are in the front, and four more are in the foreground next to a man in a suit and hat, carrying a paper grocery bag walking with a woman.
Subject	Ralphs Market
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets #3; Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets -- Ralphs
Subject (lcsh)	Stores, Retail Supermarkets
Geographic subject (roadway)	Crenshaw Boulevard & Rodeo Road
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1942-04-25
Contributor	Foster & Kleiser
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1942-04-25
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	33042
Call number	CHS-33042
Legacy record ID	chs-m1337; USC-3-1-1-1383
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Provenance	Dick Whittington Photography
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-33042
Archival file	chs_Volume27/CHS-33042.tiff

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