Second Street looking east from Broadway, ca.1880

Description

Photograph of panoramic view looking east along Second Street from Broadway, showing First Presbyterian Church in the middle distance and Saint Vibiana's Cathedral in the background, ca.1880. Also visible are Independence Railroad Station, Jewish Synagogue, Hollenbeck Corrals, and Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South. A main street extends from the right foreground to the left distance where trees blanket the end of the city. A church stands at center with a tall steeple. Residential streets with small houses surround it while the larger buildings stand further back.

Title:

Second Street looking east from Broadway, ca.1880

Record ID:

chs-m66

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1880

Creator:

[photographer] C.C. Pierce & Co.

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Dwellings , Churches , First Presbyterian Church , Saint Vibiana's Cathedral , Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- 2nd to 3rd , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Methodist Episcopal , [file heading] Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Churches -- Methodist Episcopal , Churches , Los Angeles -- Churches

Coverage:

[circa] 1880

Place:

[manmade features] Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South
[manmade features] First Presbyterian Church
[manmade features] Jewish Synagogue
[manmade features] Independence Railroad
[roadways] Broadway & 2nd Street
[roadways] Broadway & 4th Street
[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:

glass plate negatives
1 photograph : glass photonegative, 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:

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

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m66

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-71
[record id] USC-1-1-1-911
[accession no] 382
[call no] CHS-382
[microfiche no] 1-2-9
[isla id] S-4541