Melrose Hotel and the Hotel Richelieu on Grand Avenue between First Street and Second Street, 1946

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Title	Melrose Hotel and the Hotel Richelieu on Grand Avenue between First Street and Second Street, 1946
Description	Photograph of the Melrose Hotel and the Hotel Richelieu on Grand Avenue between First Street and Second Street, 1946. Hotel Richelieu is at right and is a large, light-colored Victorian mansion with a conical tower, two covered balconies and a covered porch. At center is part of the Melrose Hotel. It is also a large Victorian house, but it has a curved balcony and rounded domes top its elaborately decorated walls. A cupola is on top of a tall tower at center. The other half of the Melrose Hotel is at left and is a large, four story rectangular building with large triangular sections attached to the roof. A sign with the name of the hotel is attached above the façade. Two automobiles are parked on the street in front of the hotels. An assortment of plants occupies the yards in front of the buildings.
Subject	Hotel Richlieu; Melrose Hotel
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Hotels #3; Los Angeles -- Streets -- Grand Boulevard
Subject (lcsh)	Streets Architecture, Domestic Hotels, taverns, etc.
Geographic subject (roadway)	Grand Avenue; lst Street; 2nd Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Bunker Hill; Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1946
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	13066
Call number	CHS-13066
Microfiche number	1-13-
Legacy record ID	chs-m248; USC-0-1-1-247
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
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-13066
Archival file	chs_Volume32/CHS-13066.tiff

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