Northeast corner of Fifth and Spring Streets, ca.1905 

Exterior view of Phillips Block, corner of Spring and Franklin Streets, Los Angeles, ca.1890 

View of the Downey Block in Los Angeles at the site of the Post Office, shown from across the street, 1900 

Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905 

Temple Block on Spring Street and Main Street, ca.1885 

Exterior view of the County Bank building on the Temple block, looking south from Temple Street on Spring Street, ca.1888-1890 

Vogel Block building on the southwest corner of Seventh Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1910 

Temple Street looking west from Main Street, showing the Downey Block being demolished, ca.1905 

View of Crescenta Block on Downey Avenue at Truman Street, Los Angeles, ca.1885-1886 

View of Los Angeles, looking south on Main Street at Spring Street, showing Temple Block, ca.1885 

View of Spring Street looking south from Temple Block, Los Angeles, ca.1876 

Exterior view of the Temple Building, Los Angeles, ca.1872 

Exterior view of the International Bank Building on the southwest corner of Spring Street and Temple Street, Los Angeles, 1910 

Exterior view of Hazard's Pavilion (later the site of the Temple Auditorium) from the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Olive Street, ca.1890 

Exterior view of the Wilcox Building on the southeast corner of Spring Street and 2nd Street, ca.1905 

Downey building in the Downey block, 1887 

Exterior of the Temple Block from the south on Spring Street and Main Street, looking north from Market Street, ca.1890 

First office of the Los Angeles Times on Downey Block, 1875 

Exterior view of Ralphs Brothers Grocery and New York Bakery, located on the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Spring Street, 1886 

View of Main Street looking north from Temple Block, ca.1874