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Corner of Banning and Alameda St. Site of 1st elec. light mast in L.A

Description: Image of the corner of Banning Street and Alameda Street in Los Angeles, California, with a brick building in the front with the signs "Cooperage" and "Office Home Dye Works. Around the Corner. 510 Banning St. Phones Home 1035 Red 1372" painted on the wall and the storefront sign for the Southern Pacific First Street Ticket Office at 114 N. Alameda Street visible at right. An electrical pole is at the center of the photograph.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1890-1908
Call number: photCL_555_06_11
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Northeast corner Alameda & Aliso Sts

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View of a corner building housing Rigoletto's sandwich shop on the northeast corner of Alameda Street and Aliso Street near Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. There are automobiles and a pedestrian in the street.

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Corner Apalabasa St & Alameda St

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View of the corner of Apablasa Street and Alameda Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, with railroad crossing. Business signs advertising Gee Chop Suey and Joy Yuen Low restaurants on brick buildings facing each other. Automobiles are parked on the street.

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Corner Apalabasa St & Alameda St

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This collection contains 131 black-and-white photographs (including some duplicates) of views of building exteriors and streets scenes in Old Chinatown and neighboring residential and industrial areas of downtown Los Angeles, California, that were taken prior to the demolition of the area beginning on December 23, 1933, to make way for the Los Angeles Union Station railroad terminal. The photographs consist of eye-level street views focused on the area of downtown Los Angeles, around Apablasa Street (spelled Apalabasa or Apalabassa on the images), that was bordered by Alameda Street to the west, Aliso Street to the south, Date and College Streets to the north, and Lyon to the east. The views include images of industrial and commercial areas; retail storefronts; warehouses; manufacturing; utility and railroad buildings; houses and apartments with balconies; dirt streets and alleys; children; automobiles; and dilapidated and vacant buildings. The signage on retail buildings often reflects the Chinese and Hispanic heritage of residents and shop owners in the area. The photographer is unidentified, but presumably the photographs were created to aid in planning for the project, perhaps as part of the process of determining property valuation.

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Northeast corner Alameda & Aliso Sts

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750, 752, 754, 756 & 758 No. Alameda St

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View of brick storefronts with automobiles parked on Alameda Street at Napier Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. Some of the buildings have cloth awnings in front. There is advertising painted on the sides of the buildings for the State Loan Office and Old Gold Cigarettes.

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710, 712 & 714 No. Alameda St

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View of three business fronts on North Alameda Street, Los Angeles: New China Garage, Alameda Poultry Market, and a Chop Suey restaurant, with a sign for Autobank auto loans on building at right. Automobiles are parked in front of the businesses.

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Corner of Banning and Alameda St. Site of 1st elec. light mast in L.A

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