Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing City Hall in background, ca.1945

Description

Photograph of panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, showing City Hall in background, ca.1945. In the foreground at left, a small parking lot lined with automobiles can be seen. To the right, a wide road can be seen. Several large buildings are visible in the background. At center, a building labeled "Sunkist" is visible, while the "Engstrum Apartments" can be seen at right. Further to the right, an American flag on a large flagpole can be seen atop a large rectangular structure. In the background at center, a large cylindrical building rises above the other structures. In the far background at left, City Hall stands high above its surrounding structures.

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m2868

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1945

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Apartment houses , cities , Sunkist Building , Los Angeles City Hall , Engstrum Apartments , [file heading] Los Angeles -- General views -- C of C (City Hall, Pershing Square)

Coverage:

[circa] 1945

Place:

[roadways] 5th Street
[roadways] Flower Street
[populated places] Bunker Hill
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 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-m2868

Source:

[record id] USC-2-1-1-2939
[accession no] 36055
[call no] CHS-36055