Northward view of Broadway from Fifth Street, ca.1925

Description

Photograph of a northward view of Broadway from Fifth Street, ca.1925. Broadway runs from the foreground at left to the background at right. Several streetcars and automobiles can be seen on the wide street, and many people can be seen walking on the sidewalks that line the road. Tall buildings are visible along the street in the background, and street lights can be seen in the foreground. An American flag flies from a tall building at center.
Legible signs include, from left: "$10 Save and Upstairs Trade", "West 11th St. to L.A. High", "The Owl Drug Co.", "Keep Right", "No Parking n the Loading Zone 45 Minute Parking 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. No Parking", Vehicles must not stand between here and next corner", "Stop", "Millinery", "Hotel California", "Broadway Dept. Store", "Power off", "California Building", and "Right & Left turn Prohibited".

Title:

Northward view of Broadway from Fifth Street, ca.1925

Record ID:

chs-m24151

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1925

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Department stores , roadways

Coverage:

[circa] 1925

Place:

[roadways] Broadway
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

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

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

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

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m24151

Source:

[accession no] 48617
[call no] CHS-48617
[unidentified no] 719