Construction of Washington Blvd. extension east, Los Angeles, 1931

Description

Photograph. "Looking over the excavation at the end of Washington Street at Alameda which city council paid $75,000 for right of way. Washington street would start in the center of the photo and continue straight over the gully." -- typed noted attached to verso, dated 12 September 1931. "Photo shows the gravel pit on the East Side which the city purchased for $175,000 and apparently cannot use. Diagram shows plans for extension of Washington street between Alameda and Alameda and Santa Fe." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 18 September 1931. "'Hole-in-the-ground' to cost city still more" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 5 October 1934.

Title:

Record ID:

examiner-m4726

Names & Dates

Created:

1931-09-12

Creator:

[photographer] Arnott

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

[file heading] Los Angeles -- City -- Streets -- Washington

Coverage:

1931-09-12

Place:

Washington Boulevard
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
photographs

Access

Rights:

Public domain

Repository:

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

Ordering:

Contact: Specialized Libraries and Archival Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343

Identifiers

Record ID:

examiner-m4726

Source:

[bar code] 3-1275-02805-8668
[print box] Subjects 320
[file name] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-STR-036