View of Broadway looking south from 9th Street, Los Angeles, ca.1926

Description

Photograph of a view of Broadway looking south from Ninth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1926. Automobiles drive through the center of the wide street, as well as park on either side of it. To the right, the Western Pacific Building at 1031 South Broadway is visible above the shorter buildings in front of it, in which is included the Gilbert Thayer Auditorium. Legible signs include: "California Gas Co.", "The New Studebaker / Paul C. Hoffman Co.", "We Sell Homes [...]", "Rooms", "L.A. Chiropractic", "Chamber of Commerce", "Garage", "Auto Park 20¢", "Stop" and "Examine". Picture file card reads: "See duplicate #6374".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m149

Names & Dates

Created:

1921/1931

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Stores, Retail , Auditoriums , Gilbert Thayer Auditorium , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 9th to Olympic , roadways

Coverage:

1921/1931

Place:

[manmade features] California Gas Company
[manmade features] Chamber of Commerce
[manmade features] Gilbert Thayer Auditorium
[manmade features] Western Pacific Building
[roadways] 1031 South Broadway
[populated places] Downtown Los Angeles
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m149

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-152
[accession no] 6773
[call no] CHS-6773
[microfiche no] 1-2-103
[isla id] S-65