Birdseye view of Figueroa Street at Wilshire Boulevard before the extension of Wilshire, ca.1931

Description

Photograph of a birdseye view of Figueroa Street at Wilshire Boulevard before the extension of Wilshire, ca.1931. In the foreground, several small warehouse-type building are visible. In the background, the skyline is dominated by large, multistory buildings with scores of rectangular windows. Many early automobiles can be seen on a paved road in the foreground. Utility poles are visible in several places throughout the image. Compares to USC-0-1-1-471, an image after the improvement.
Legible signs include, from left, "Covey's U Drive", "Pacific Finance Building", and "Colonial Cafeteria".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m473

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1931

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets -- Maintenance and repair , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Wilshire Boulevard (1 of 3) , cities

Coverage:

[circa] 1931

Place:

[roadways] Wilshire Boulevard
[roadways] Figueroa Street
[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:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m473

Source:

[record id] USC-0-1-1-470
[accession no] 32522
[call no] CHS-32522
[microfiche no] 1-12-51
[unidentified no] 3624