California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Birdseye view of the new causeway at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, 1935

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Birdseye view of the new causeway at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, 1935

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Photograph of a birdseye view of the new causeway at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, 1935. Wilshire Boulevard runs through the park from the foreground at left to the background at center. A large lake surrounded by many trees can be seen adjacent to the road at right, while many more trees can be seen at left. In the background, several large buildings are visible, including the West Coast Westlake Theatre. Many early-model automobiles can be seen on Wilshire Bouldevard. A statue is visible in the foreground at center.

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Title Birdseye view of the new causeway at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, 1935

Subject Causeways (lcsh), MacArthur Park (subject), Parks (adlf), Parks (lcsh), Streets (lcsh), West Coast Westlake Theatre (subject), Westlake Park (subject), Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) (naf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Wilshire Boulevard (roadway)

Temporal Subject 1935

Type images

Format 1 photograph : negative, 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)

Date Created 1935

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.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22710

Identifier 49233 (accession number), CHS-49233 (call number), CHS-49233 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-21960 (legacy record id), chs-m22710 (legacy record id), USC (project), STRT-107 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 21960

Unique identifier UC124958

Legacy Identifier CHS-49233.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 29.4 in × 22.5 in at 300dpi
74.8 cm × 57.1 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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