View from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a view from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]. At center, a large street spans from left to right, annexed by smaller streets or alleys in the foreground, at perpendicular angles. Farther in the distance, the California Hospital can be seen, topped by a small rotunda (1414 South Hope Street; razed in 2000). To the right of the hospital the California Medical Building can be seen (still extant (as of May 2017), now re-purposed as Villa De La Esperanza), located 1401 South Hope Street. The Patriotic Hall can be seen in the extreme background.

Other visible buildings and businesses are: "Elzee Motor Car Co." (was located at 1234 S Olive Street); "Beverly Hotel"; "S.G. Stephens" (was located at 206 West Pico Boulevard); "Iris Apartments" (at 1220 South Olive Street); "Safeway Tire Co." (at 214 West Pico Boulevard); to the left of the "S.G. Stephens", the "G.S. Donaldson Investment Co." can be seen at 200 West Pico Boulevard; the "California Fireproof Storage Co., Warehouse No 2" (was at 1320 Margo Street); the "Modern Auto Supply Co." (was at 308 West Pico Boulevard), to the left of it, "Century Cords (a trading name of Century Rubber Works)" can be seen at 306 West Pico Boulevard.

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Title View from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, [s.d.]

Subject cities (adlf), Views (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Margo Street (roadway), Pico Boulevard (roadway), South Hope Street (roadway), South Olive Street (roadway), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photographs : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22361

Identifier 46684 (accession number), CHS-46684 (call number), CHS-46684 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-21455 (legacy record id), chs-m22361 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-2920 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 21455

Unique identifier UC134996

Legacy Identifier CHS-46684.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 29.8 in × 22.8 in at 300dpi
75.8 cm × 58.1 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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