Zanja (irrigation ditch) which lies alongside the sidewalk on the west side of Figueroa Street looking south from 23rd Street, Los Angeles, ca.1890 

Figueroa Street with zanja (irrigation channel) parallel to sidewalk, ca.1906 

West side of Figueroa Street looking south from 23rd Street showing zanja, Los Angeles 

Close-up of a zanja (irrigation ditch) in Sixth Street Park (later Pershing Square), Los Angeles, ca.1876-1880 

North Figueroa, showing center of the street extending into the background, November 1942 

Figueroa Street looking from the west, north of Sixth, ca.1915 

Manicured yards and palm trees lining Figueroa Street, looking north from Adams Street, Los Angeles, 1888 

North on Figueroa toward Temple, October 1937 

Irrigation ditches in a citrus grove, ca.1900 

North Figueroa, showing an automobile at center, November 1942 

View of Figueroa Street at Adams Street looking north, Los Angeles, ca.1896 

North Figueroa at a distance, showing downtown in the background, 1930-1939 

Figueroa Street south from C Street before construction, January 1938 

Figueroa Street and Sixth Street looking south, ca.1890 

North Figueroa, showing automobiles in the background, November 1942 

Manicured yards and palm trees lining Figueroa Street near Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1887 

Figueroa Street south from C Street after construction, September 1939 

Headgate of an irrigation ditch in Imperial Valley, ca.1920 

North Sprint Street looking from Temple Street, showing paving, [s.d.] 

West Olympic Boulevard looking west from South Flower Street before its realignment at South Figueroa, [s.d.]