View of the west portal of the Third Street Tunnel near Hope Street, Los Angeles, ca.1937

Description

Photograph of a view of the west portal of the Third Street Tunnel near Hope Street, Los Angeles, ca.1937. The tunnel can be seen at center at the base of a tall concrete wall. Third Street runs from the foreground at center through the tunnel. Several automobiles can be seen driving on the street or parked alongside its curbs. A shop can be seen at left and is identified as "Edward Peterson, Watchmaker and Optometrist". At right, a four-story brick building can be seen. Houses are visible on top of a hill in the background.

Title:

View of the west portal of the Third Street Tunnel near Hope Street, Los Angeles, ca.1937

Record ID:

chs-m507

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1937

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Streets , Automobiles , Buildings , Tunnels , Stores, Retail , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- 3rd Street , roadways

Coverage:

[circa] 1937

Place:

[roadways] 3rd Street Tunnel entrance at Hope 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:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 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-m507

Source:

[record id] USC-0-1-1-506
[accession no] 42056
[call no] CHS-42056