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Colorado Blvd. and Ocean Ave. tunnel showing arch

Description
Image of the Colorado Boulevard and Ocean Avenue tunnel construction site showing the arched top of the tunnel structure, with railroad tracks in the foreground and the Santa Monica Pier, Yacht Harbor, and breakwater in the distance in Santa Monica, California. Visible signs include "Whirlwind Auto Park," "Albers Waffle Parlor," "The Overlook Hotel and Apartments," "Harbor Lunch Coca-Cola," and a road barricade stamped "Sharp & Fellows Cont. Co." The Looff Hippodrome building with center dome is visible, with the La Monica Ballroom building in the background.
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Date
June 8, 1935
Call number
photCL_555_09_66
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